Fungal keratitis: A review of clinical presentations, treatment strategies and outcomes

N Sharma, B Bagga, D Singhal, R Nagpal, A Kate… - The ocular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Infectious keratitis is a significant cause of corneal blindness worldwide. Although less
prevalent in the developed world, cases of fungal keratitis account for almost half of all …

Scedosporiosis and lomentosporiosis: Modern perspectives on these difficult-to-treat rare mold infections

CF Neoh, SCA Chen, F Lanternier, SY Tio… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Although Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans are uncommon
causes of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), these infections are associated with high mortality …

Causative fungi and treatment outcome of dematiaceous fungal keratitis in North India

A Kumar, A Khurana, M Sharma… - Indian journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The aim of the study is to identify risk factors, clinical characteristics, causative
fungi, and treatment outcome of dematiaceous fungal keratitis in North India. Methods …

Ocular infections caused by Scedosporium apiospermum: a case series

S Ramakrishnan, K Mandlik, TS Sathe… - Indian Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The aim of our retrospective study is to report a case series of ocular infections caused by a
rare fungus, Scedosporium apiospermum, in a South Indian population. Thirteen cases of …

Fungal keratitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii: clinical and mycological characteristics

A Izadi, M Soleimani, CO Dos Santos… - Journal of Ophthalmic …, 2021 - Springer
Background Pseudallescheria keratitis is rare but important type of fungal keratitis because
of the inherently resistance of the organism to many existing antifungal agents. Methods Slit …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical profile and treatment outcomes of Fusarium keratitis

A Khurana, A Kumar, L Chauhan - Indian Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To determine the seasonality, clinical profile, and treatment outcome of Fusarium
keratitis. Methods: A retrospective medical chart review of 97 patients with culture-proven …

Predictive factors for resolution of dematiaceous fungal keratitis

S Chaudhary, A Kate, B Bagga, A Mohamed, S Sharma - Cornea, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To ascertain the clinicomicrobiological correlation and evaluate the prognostic
factors associated with medical resolution in cases of Curvularia, Alternaria, and …

Challenges in the diagnosis and management of atypical fungal keratitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case series

D Ali, A Vijayan, K Shenoy, AT Antony… - Access …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Fungal keratitis is a time-sensitive ocular infection that often requires a high index of
suspicion followed by intensive medical/surgical interventions to achieve a successful …

A case report of infectious scleritis with corneal ulcer caused by Scedosporium aurantiacum

H Kim, JY Ahn, IY Chung, SW Seo, WS Yoo, JH Shin… - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Interventions: She was started on treatment with antifungal agents, including topical
amphotericin B and systemic fluconazole, but her ocular condition did not improve. Although …

Mycotic keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in an immunocompetent patient

V Galvis, R Berrospi, A Tello, D Ramírez… - Archivos de la Sociedad …, 2018 - Elsevier
Clinical case A 51 year-old immunocompetent male was referred due to presenting with a
large corneal ulcer with hypopyon in the right eye. Topical amphotericin B, fluconazole and …