Queratitis fúngica por Colletotrichum spp. A propósito de un caso
- Morcillo Guardiola, M.
- Hurtado Montalbán, Natalia
- Martínez Morales, J.A.
- Villegas Pérez, María Paz
- Miralles de Imperial Mora-Figueroa, Jaime
ISSN: 0365-6691
Année de publication: 2014
Volumen: 89
Número: 3
Pages: 110-112
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia
Résumé
Case report A 23 years old male with an unremarkable past medical history suffered an injury with a branch of a lemon tree in the right eye two days prior to presentation. The slit-lamp examination showed a central corneal erosion with a white tree-shaped stromal infiltrate and Tyndall +/++ in anterior chamber. Cultivation of corneal scraping was positive for Colletotrichum spp. The patient responded favourably to topical amphotericin. Discussion Colletotrichum spp. is an uncommon cause of keratitis, usually secondary to corneal erosion caused by plant material and should be included in the differential diagnosis of fungal keratitis.