PURPOSE: To report suspected donor-to-host transmission of Cryptococcus albidus after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS: Review of the literature and a case report of a 69-year-old woman who underwent penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs corneal dystrophy and developed persistent corneal infiltrates 7 months postoperatively are presented. RESULTS: Cryptococcus albidus was cultured from the original donor tissue at the time of the repeat keratoplasty. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates an unusual case of cryptococcal keratitis after keratoplasty suspected to be a donor-to-host transmission.
PURPOSE: To report suspected donor-to-host transmission of Cryptococcus albidus after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS: Review of the literature and a case report of a 69-year-old woman who underwent penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs corneal dystrophy and developed persistent corneal infiltrates 7 months postoperatively are presented. RESULTS:Cryptococcus albidus was cultured from the original donor tissue at the time of the repeat keratoplasty. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates an unusual case of cryptococcal keratitis after keratoplasty suspected to be a donor-to-host transmission.
Authors: Gustavo de Sousa Arantes Ferreira; Andre Luis Conde Watanabe; Natalia de Carvalho Trevizoli; Fernando Marcus Felippe Jorge; Carolina de Fatima Couto; Priscila Brizolla de Campos; Gabriel Oliveira Nunes Caja Journal: World J Hepatol Date: 2020-05-27
Authors: Glauber de S Araujo; Fernanda L Fonseca; Bruno Pontes; Andre Torres; Radames J B Cordero; Rosely M Zancopé-Oliveira; Arturo Casadevall; Nathan B Viana; Leonardo Nimrichter; Marcio L Rodrigues; Eloi S Garcia; Wanderley de Souza; Susana Frases Journal: PLoS One Date: 2012-01-12 Impact factor: 3.240