Keratitis Resulting From Thielavia subthermophila Mouchacca
- 1 October 2009
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Cornea
- Vol. 28 (9), 1067-1069
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0b013e31819717f4
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to report the first case of fungal keratitis resulting from Thielavia sp. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review. RESULTS: A 10-year old girl presented 2 weeks after ocular plant injury with pain and corneal stromal infiltration with central ulceration and ill-defined margins. Cultures of corneal scrapings and biopsy sequence analysis of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region isolated Thielavia subthermophila Mouchacca. Clinically, the organism appeared to respond to topical amphotericin B and oral voriconazole. Best-corrected visual acuity at last follow-up visit counted 0.5. CONCLUSIONS: A rare case of Thielavia sp. keratitis was successfully treated with topical amphotericin B and oral voriconazole. Newly developed molecular diagnostic tools contribute to the recognition of a widening spectrum of emerging fungal pathogens capable of causing serious ocular infectionsKeywords
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