A Case of Fusarium solani Keratitis mixed by Acremonium falciforme.

Song, Woo Keun; Hahn, Young Ho

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2001;42(1):180-185.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Fusarium solani Keratitis mixed by Acremonium falciforme.

Woo Keun Song, Young Ho Hahn

Department of Ophthalmology, Gospel Hospital, The Kosin University, Korea.

Fusarium solani 와 Acremonium falciforme 가 복합감염된 각막염 치료경험 1 예

송우근(Woo Keun Song),한영호(Young Ho Hahn)

Abstract

Although more reports on the fungal keratitis are recently coming out, cases of mixed infection by two or more fungal agents have not yet beenreported in the literature. The authors experienced a case of fungal keratitis caused by a combination of Fusarium solani and Acremonium falciforme in which central corneal ulcer with severe suppurative infilteration and hypopyon were observed. Since the conditions were resistant to conservative treatment and corneal perforation occurred despite of medical treatment, penetrating keratoplasty was performed along with postoperative topical and systemic antifungal therapies for several weeks and good results were obtained with no evidence of recurrence.

Key Words: Acremonium falciforme;Fusarium solani;Mixed fungal keratitis