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Fungal keratitis with rare species: Phoma

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Fungal keratitis is rare in temperate countries but is a major cause of visual loss in tropical and developing countries. Fungal keratitis can elicit a severe inflammatory response, corneal perforation is common and visual outcome is usually poor. Here, we report the case of keratitis following ocular trauma with stone particle, caused by Phoma , a rare fungal species, confirmed on fungal culture. The most common offenders among the filamentous types globally are Aspergillus spp. and Fusarium spp., whereas Candida spp. often dominates in the yeast category. In this case, the patient remained unresponsive to topical antifungals and showed good response to intrastromal injection voriconazole.

Source: Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research

DOI: 10.4103/jcor.jcor_203_25

Authors: Sameer Ganesh Datar, Vishakha Sainath Sangewar

Institution: Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center

Language: English

Topic: Ocular Infections and Treatments

Subfield: Ophthalmology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7103192987

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