| |
|
| Year : 1993 | Volume
: 11
| Issue : 2 | Page : 140-147 |
The Current Status Of Fusarium Species In Mycotic Keratitis In South India
Savitri Sharma, M Srinivasan, Celine George
Correspondence Address:
Savitri Sharma
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
In a series of 191 culturally proven fungal ulcer cases 51.8% were caused by species of the genus Fusarium. Fusarium solani was the commonest species accounting for 33.5% of all cases of mycotic keratitis. Young males were most commonly affected. Corneal trauma was reported by 53.5% of the patients. Thin, hyaline, septate filaments of Fusarium were seen in 10% KOH mount preparations of corneal scrapings in 86% of causes. Observation of microcondidia along with hyphae in 3 causes was interesting finding. Freshly prepared potato dextrose agar for culture and identification of Fusarium was found extremely useful. Topical Ketoconazole (2%) prepared in MoisolIM was tried on 11 patients and successful healing was achieved in 8. Amphotericin-B, either alone or in combination with Hamycin, and Miconazol and Natamycin did not yield encouraging results.
[PDF]*
|
