Treatment resistant fungal keratitis caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Abstract Case report A 56-year-old woman suffered corneal injury from a branch of an orange tree. Forty days later she suffered a severe ocular infection, positive to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides ( C. gloeosporioides ). The patient did not respond to traditional treatment or crosslinking, and had...

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Published in:Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English ed.) 2016-02, Vol.91 (2), p.97-101
Main Authors: Lamarca, J, Vilaplana, F, Nadal, J, García-Barberán, I, Barraquer, R.I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colletotrichum
Cross-linking
Fungal keratitis
Ophthalmology
Plant ocular trauma
Queratitis fúngica
Traumatismo ocular vegetal
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Summary:Abstract Case report A 56-year-old woman suffered corneal injury from a branch of an orange tree. Forty days later she suffered a severe ocular infection, positive to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides ( C. gloeosporioides ). The patient did not respond to traditional treatment or crosslinking, and had to be treated with keratoplasty, suffering intraoperative and postoperative complications. Discussion Ocular infections due to C. gloeosporioides can occasionally be refractory to traditional and new treatments, such as crosslinking.
ISSN:2173-5794
2173-5794
DOI:10.1016/j.oftale.2016.01.001