Corneal Transplant Infection due to Alternaria alternata : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Vyzantiadis, Timoleon-Achilleas
Ekonomidis, Panagiotis
Konidaris, Vasileios
Mersinoglou, Andreana
Boboridis, Kostas G.
Papadopoulou, Domniki
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To report a case of Alternaria alternata keratitis in a patient with a corneal transplant in her right eye due to bullous pseudophakic keratopathy.
Methods.
A 66-year-old female underwent a full-thickness keratoplasty in her right eye due to bullous pseudophakic keratopathy.
Three weeks after keratoplasty, epithelial edema and a stromal opacity with an infiltrate and development of peripheral corneal opacities appeared.
The diagnosis of Alternaria alternata keratitis was made.
Results.
The patient underwent a second keratoplasty, due to the corneal melting as a result of the fungal infection.
She was also given combined antifungal treatment locally and systematically.
Conclusion.
Corneal transplantation alone would not have been sufficient to keep the fungus in the anterior portion of the eye.
Combined antifungal treatment, locally and systematically, was important in attempting to prevent the further spread of the fungus to the interior of the eye.
To our knowledge, the case presented here is only the second one in the literature concerning a keratomycosis due to Alternaria alternata corneal transplant infection.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Konidaris, Vasileios& Mersinoglou, Andreana& Vyzantiadis, Timoleon-Achilleas& Papadopoulou, Domniki& Boboridis, Kostas G.& Ekonomidis, Panagiotis. 2013. Corneal Transplant Infection due to Alternaria alternata : A Case Report. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Konidaris, Vasileios…[et al.]. Corneal Transplant Infection due to Alternaria alternata : A Case Report. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Konidaris, Vasileios& Mersinoglou, Andreana& Vyzantiadis, Timoleon-Achilleas& Papadopoulou, Domniki& Boboridis, Kostas G.& Ekonomidis, Panagiotis. Corneal Transplant Infection due to Alternaria alternata : A Case Report. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483168