An Atypical Etiology of Fungal Keratitis Caused by Roussoella neopustulans

Journal of Fungi

Regielly C. R. Cognialli¹  Flavio Queiroz-Telles¹  Hugo T. Itikawa²  Guilherme G. Müller³  Bruna J. F. S. Lima⁴  Morgana F. Voidaleski⁴  Vania A. Vicente⁴  Lucas E. Trevisoli⁵  Roberta C. L. Crispim⁵ 

[1] Department of Public Health, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 80060-900, Brazil;Hospital de Olhos Noroeste do Paraná, Cianorte 87200-000, Brazil;Médicos de Olhos S/A, Curitiba 80420-100, Brazil;Postgraduate Program in Microbiology, Parasitology and Pathology, Biological Sciences, Department of Basic Pathology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil;Unimed Laboratório Curitiba, Curitiba 80240-030, Brazil;

关键词: eye infections;    keratitis;    Roussoella;    natamycin;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jof8050507

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Fungal keratitis is caused by a wide spectrum of fungal genera, including molds and yeasts. We report a 42-year-old patient with mycotic keratitis after a direct trauma by a wood fragment. The fungal isolate was identified as Roussoella neopustulans by molecular methods. The treatment with topic natamycin showed progressive improvement of the visual manifestations, and following three months of therapy, the patient regained sight. We report the first case of keratitis associated with R. neopustulans.

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