| Literature DB >> 24371757 |
T Premamalini1, B T Ambujavalli1, R Vijayakumar1, S V Rajyoganandh1, S Kalpana2, Anupma J Kindo1.
Abstract
A 70 year old female patient presented with complaints of pain, watering and swelling in the right eye. She gave a history of fall, as she was walking in the paddy field of her farm. Ophthalmological and Microbiological investigation revealed a fungal keratitis with an unusual fungus Macrophomina phaseolina which is primarily a plant pathogen, with a potential to cause human infections especially in immuno-compromised patients. The patient responded well to the antifungal treatment with Oral Voriconazole with absence of recurrence and dissemination.Entities:
Keywords: DNA sequencing; Fungal keratitis; Macrophomina phaseolina
Year: 2012 PMID： 24371757 PMCID： PMC3854616 DOI： 10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.10.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Mycol Case Rep ISSN： 2211-7539