PURPOSE: To describe a patient with Exophiala jeanselmei keratitis. METHODS. CASE REPORT: One patient with persistent corneal infiltrate that developed several days after a minor ocular trauma from an onion slice. RESULTS: Culture plates from corneal scraping showed a growth of the yeast Exophiala jeanselmei, a rare causative agent of ocular infection. CONCLUSIONS: Whenever a corneal abscess does not improve with the usual antibiotic treatment, a thorough ophthalmic history should be taken to determine whether there was a recent ocular trauma. If the trauma was caused by a plant material, the physician should raise the possibility of an unusual fungal infection.
PURPOSE: To describe a patient with Exophiala jeanselmei keratitis. METHODS. CASE REPORT: One patient with persistent corneal infiltrate that developed several days after a minor ocular trauma from an onion slice. RESULTS: Culture plates from corneal scraping showed a growth of the yeastExophiala jeanselmei, a rare causative agent of ocular infection. CONCLUSIONS: Whenever a corneal abscess does not improve with the usual antibiotic treatment, a thorough ophthalmic history should be taken to determine whether there was a recent ocular trauma. If the trauma was caused by a plant material, the physician should raise the possibility of an unusual fungal infection.
Authors: Tara N Palmore; Yvonne R Shea; Richard W Childs; Richard M Sherry; Thomas J Walsh Journal: J Clin Microbiol Date: 2009-11-18 Impact factor: 5.948
Authors: Claudy Oliveira Dos Santos; Nicolien M Hanemaaijer; Jelina Ye; Henrich A L van der Lee; Paul E Verweij; Cathrien A Eggink Journal: J Fungi (Basel) Date: 2021-03-29