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Mycotic Keratitis – Signs, Diagnosis, Therapy

Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
AbstractMycotic keratitis is a rare but serious infection of the cornea that occurs particularly in wearers of contact lenses and in patients with systemic diseases, such as diabetes or immunosuppression. It is often caused by filamentous fungi such as Fusarium spp. and Aspergillus spp. or by yeasts, in particular Candida spp.
Robert, Bock, Mathias, Roth, Gerd, Geerling   +2 more
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Pharmacologic therapy of mycotic keratitis

Survey of Ophthalmology, 2019
Mycotic keratitis continues to be an important cause of corneal blindness, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. The prognosis is poor compared with many other forms of keratitis because of the lack of effective antifungal drugs. The currently available antifungal drugs suffer from multiple drawbacks such as poor ocular penetration ...
Pranita, Sahay, Deepali, Singhal, Ritu, Nagpal, Prafulla K, Maharana, Marjan, Farid, Rachel, Gelman, Rajesh, Sinha, Tushar, Agarwal, Jeewan S, Titiyal, Namrata, Sharma   +9 more
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Infectious keratitis: A review

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2022
Abstract Globally, infectious keratitis is the fifth leading cause of blindness. The main predisposing factors include contact lens wear, ocular injury and ocular surface disease. Staphylococcus species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Fusarium species, Candida species and Acanthamoeba species are the most common causal organisms. Culture of corneal scrapes is
Maria Cabrera-Aguas, Pauline Khoo, Stephanie Watson   +2 more
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IN VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF MYCOTIC KERATITIS IN OWLS (BUBO SCANDIACUS, STRIX VARIA) AND A WOODCOCK (SCOLOPAX MINOR): THREE CASES

Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine, 2023
: This case series describes the use of in vivo confocal microscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of mycotic keratitis in two owls (one Bubo scandiacus, one Strix varia) and one woodcock (Scolopax minor).
Danica R Lucyshyn, Sara E. Childs-Sanford, Eunju Choi, E. Ledbetter   +3 more
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Botryosphaeria dothidea Mycotic Keratitis: A Novel Phytopathogen Causing Human Infection

Cornea, 2023
Purpose: The aim of this study was to report the first case of mycotic keratitis caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea. Methods: A 29-year-old man developed a fungal infection after being hit with chestnut thorns in the left eye. In vivo confocal microscopy,
Huatao Xie, Shi-Ming Cheng, Jia-Song Wang, Yu-Ting Xiao, Ming-Chang Zhang   +4 more
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Clinicomicrobiological profile of mycotic keratitis patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital of rural North India

Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine, 2023
Background: Mycotic keratitis (MK) or keratomycosis is an infection of corneal stroma caused by a variety of fungal species. It is a condition resulting in blindness if untreated seen, especially in tropical and subtropical countries.
Jyoti Sangwan, K. Lohan, Manpreet Kaur, Y. Kumar, Nishtha Saini, Prof. Vanita Mane, P. Singla, Sameena Khan   +7 more
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Mycotic keratitis due to rare fungal species Neoscytalidium: A case series

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Case Reports, 2022
Neoscytalidium dimidiatum is a plant pathogen that rarely causes human infection. Very few cases of ocular infection have been reported. We report a case series of three patients who presented with keratitis caused by it. The culture showed effuse, white-
Kunal Mandlik, Seema Ramakrishnan, Neha Kabra, Devika Bhattacharya, Joseph Gubert   +4 more
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Initial Case Report of Cladorrhinum samala Mycotic Keratitis

Cornea, 2022
Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report the first case of keratitis caused by Cladorrhinum samala and review of the literature. Methods: This was a case report and literature review. Results:
Parakriti Gupta, A. Thakur, S. Rudramurthy, Amit Gupta, Anup K. Ghosh, H. Kaur   +5 more
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Mycotic Ulcerative Keratitis

Archives of Ophthalmology, 1959
The modern concept of infectious diseases is generally considered to date from the experiments in which Pasteur, in the years preceding 1860, exploded the theory of spontaneous generation. Without in the least detracting from these epoch-making discoveries demonstrating the role of bacteria in the production of disease, it should be pointed out that ...
B, ANDERSON, S S, ROBERTS, C, GONZALEZ, E W, CHICK   +3 more
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New Trends on Mycotic Keratitis

Crisis and Resilience
Mycotic keratitis, a severe corneal infection predominantly caused by filamentous fungi such as Fusarium, Aspergillus, and Candida, remains a major contributor to ocular morbidity worldwide.
M. Salducci, Raimondo Raimondi
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