Mycotic keratitis caused by Curvularia brachyspora (Boedjin). A report of the first case

Mycopathologia. 1992 Jul;119(1):29-33. doi: 10.1007/BF00492227.

Abstract

Curvularia brachyspora has been identified for the first time as a cause of mycotic keratitis. Mycotic infections of the eye have assumed increasing importance in ophthalmology, resulting in a need for fungal identification and early specific treatment for the successful management of cases. A case of mycotic keratitis caused by C. brachyspora is described against the background of other Curvularia species causing mycoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Corneal Ulcer / etiology*
  • Corneal Ulcer / microbiology
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / etiology*
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Keratitis / etiology*
  • Keratitis / microbiology
  • Mitosporic Fungi / isolation & purification*