Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Keratitis: A rare fungus from Eastern India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

关键词: Clinical profile;    Indian population;    optic neuritis treatment trial;    optic neuritis;    diplopia;    orbit;    thyroid exophthalmos;    thyroid ophthalmopathy;    subconjunctival incision;    sutureless manual small-incision cataract surgery;    wound construction;    Central retinal vein occlusion;    intravitrealbevacizumab;    intravitrealtriamcinolone acetonide;    macular edema;    fixation;    microperimeter;    normative data;    retinal sensitivity;    optic disc pit;    retinal detachment;    retinoschisis;    retinal vein occlusion;    visual impairment;    monocyte chemoattractant protein-1;    soluble intracellular adhesion molecule-1;    vascular endothelial growth factor;    Compressive optic neuropathy;    humphrey visual field;    ischemic optic neuropathy;    multifocal visual evoked potential;    optic neuritis;    body mass index;    gender;    high density lipoprotein;    intraocular pressure;    lipid profiles;    total cholesterol;    triglyceride;    cataract;    intraocular lens;    myopia;    phacoemulsification;    posterior capsular opacification;    Indian;    macular thickness;    normative;    retinal nerve fiber layer;    superior oblique palsy;    surgery;    Barriers to follow-up;    pediatric cataract;    visual outcome;    Cataract;    intracameral mydriatic solution;    no preoperative mydriatic;    phacoemulsification;    neem oil;    putamen;    toxin-induced encephalopathy;    Toxic Optic Neuropathy Secondary to Consumption of Neem Oil;    craniofacial defects;    limbal dermoid;    Nager syndrome;    Rhodotorula sp;    Polymerase chain reaction;   

DOI  :  10.4103/0301-4738.111133

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa rarely cause keratitis in immunocompromised individuals. A 30 year old male with history of minor trauma presented with cotton wool like stromal infiltration and hypopyon in left eye. Microbiological examination of corneal scraping showed fungal hyphae and yeast cells in direct smear. Molecular identification of the organism was performed which showed 100% homology with Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. Management of these cases is difficult often necessitating surgical procedures. However further reports are necessary to understand the disease and establish a treatment protocol.

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