PURPOSE: We report an unusual increase in the number of cases of keratomycosis attributable to Fusarium solani in contact lens wearers. DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: Between November 2005 and May 2006, 14 corneal abscesses were reported at the University Hospital Center of Fort-de-France. Twelve patients were contact lens wearers, and 10 used Bausch & Lomb (Rochester, New York, USA) ReNu with MoistureLoc. Corneal scrapings were collected for microbiological analyses. RESULTS: In six months, five abscesses attributable to Fusarium solani in contact lens wearers, using Bausch & Lomb ReNu with MoistureLoc as contact lens solution, were reported. CONCLUSIONS: This study reports an epidemic of keratomycosis attributable to Fusarium solani among contact lens wearers in the Caribbean, during the same timeframe as a similar epidemic in Asia and North America. We are unaware of previous report of this phenomenon and could find no reference to it in a computerized search utilizing MEDLINE.
PURPOSE: We report an unusual increase in the number of cases of keratomycosis attributable to Fusarium solani in contact lens wearers. DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: Between November 2005 and May 2006, 14 corneal abscesses were reported at the University Hospital Center of Fort-de-France. Twelve patients were contact lens wearers, and 10 used Bausch & Lomb (Rochester, New York, USA) ReNu with MoistureLoc. Corneal scrapings were collected for microbiological analyses. RESULTS: In six months, five abscesses attributable to Fusarium solani in contact lens wearers, using Bausch & Lomb ReNu with MoistureLoc as contact lens solution, were reported. CONCLUSIONS: This study reports an epidemic of keratomycosis attributable to Fusarium solani among contact lens wearers in the Caribbean, during the same timeframe as a similar epidemic in Asia and North America. We are unaware of previous report of this phenomenon and could find no reference to it in a computerized search utilizing MEDLINE.
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