A Case of Fungal Keratitis Caused by Curvularia Species.

Kim, K S; Chung, S K; Myung, Y W; Baek, N H

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(11):3224-3228.
Published online November 1, 1999.

A Case of Fungal Keratitis Caused by Curvularia Species.

K S Kim, S K Chung, Y W Myung, N H Baek

Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University.

Curvularia 종에 의한 진균각막염 1 예

김규식(Kyu Sik Kim),정성근(Sung Kun Chung),명윤원(Yoon Won Myong),백남호(Nam Ho Baek)

Abstract

Curvularia species are filamentous, pigmented fungi which are found in soils, air, and plants, and cause endocarditis, peritonitis, brain abscess, sinusitis, and keratitis. We report a case of fungal keratitis caused by Curvularia species and treated successfully with 0.15% amphotericin B eyedrops in a 58-year-old woman. KOH smear demonstrates hyphae and four to five celled poroconidia, which are borne on a bent knee type conidiophore, are found on lactophenol cotton blue stain. Fungal culture on Sabouraud's dextrose agar plate demonstratesmoderately rapid growing, cottony, and white, orange, and green with a brown reverse.

Key Words: Fungal keratitis;Curvularia species;Amphotericin B