A case of phaeohyphomycosis causing keratitis due to Curvularia lunata

Banukumar, Shanthi; Edwin, Beulah; Kannan, Iyanar

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2015.05012015218

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“…Banukumar et al . (2015) also described mycotic keratitis caused by C. lunata after corneal injury due to sharp objects while driving. Similarly, in other study, a 38‐year‐old female having eye injury due to paddy stick was reported to develop a corneal infection and the examination of specimen confirmed the presence of C. geniculata (Nityananda et al .…”

Section: Curvularia Keratitismentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent advances on mycotic keratitis caused by dematiaceous hyphomycetes

Rai

Ingle

et al. 2021

J Appl Microbiol

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Dematiaceous hyphomycetes (DH) are darkly pigmented fungi ubiquitously found all over the world as plant pathogens and saprophytes, and many of the members of this group have emerged as opportunistic pathogens. These fungi are responsible for a wide variety of infections including mycotic keratitis, which is considered as one of the major causes of corneal blindness, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries with an annual global burden of about 1 000 000 patients. The infection is more common in workers working in an outdoor environment. Moreover, trauma is found to be the most important predisposing cause of mycotic keratitis. Considerable delay in diagnosis and scarcity of effective pharmacological drugs are the major factors responsible for increased morbidity and visual impairment. Considering the crucial role of DH in mycotic keratitis, in the present review, we have focused on major DH with special emphasis on their pathogenicity, diagnosis and treatment strategies.

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Section: Curvularia Keratitismentioning

confidence: 99%