Corneal ulcer due to a rare coelomycetes fungus Chaetomium strumarium : Case report and global review of Chaetomium keratomycosis

We present a rare case of corneal ulcer caused by a species of a coelomycetes fungus, Chaetomium strumarium. This fungal genus is a rare causative agent of keratomycosis, with only a handful of cases reported. The clinical presentation, investigative techniques, and preliminary management of our pat...

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Published in:Indian journal of ophthalmology 2017-09, Vol.65 (9), p.871-874
Main Authors: Reddy, Mamatha, Venugopal, Ramya, Prakash, Peralam Yegneswaran, Kamath, Yogish Subraya
Format: Article
Language:English
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Brief Communications
Case reports
Chaetomium - isolation & purification
Chaetomium strumarium
coelomycetes
Cornea
Cornea - microbiology
Cornea - pathology
Corneal Ulcer - diagnosis
Corneal Ulcer - etiology
Corneal Ulcer - microbiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Eye Infections, Fungal - complications
Eye Infections, Fungal - diagnosis
Eye Infections, Fungal - microbiology
Female
Fungi
Humans
Identification
Infections
keratitis
Keratomycosis
Laboratories
Mycoses - complications
Mycoses - diagnosis
Mycoses - microbiology
Ophthalmology
Rare Diseases
Substance abuse treatment
Ulcers
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Summary:We present a rare case of corneal ulcer caused by a species of a coelomycetes fungus, Chaetomium strumarium. This fungal genus is a rare causative agent of keratomycosis, with only a handful of cases reported. The clinical presentation, investigative techniques, and preliminary management of our patient are reported. The cases reported in global literature are also summarized in a tabular form in the discussion.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_254_17