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| Year : 2020 | Volume
: 38
| Issue : 3 | Page : 475-477 |
A rare case of Colletotrichum truncatum keratitis in a young boy with complete healing after medical treatment
Josephine S Christy, A Balraj, Aditi Agarwal
Department of Cornea and Refractive Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Josephine S Christy
Aravind Eye Hospital, Cuddalore Road, Thavalakuppam - 605 007, Puducherry
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_20_146
Colletotrichum is a rare fungal pathogen, which is known to cause anthracnose in plants and keratitis or subcutaneous infections in humans. Among the seven Colletotrichum species reported in eye infections, truncatum species is usually virulent with poor visual prognosis even after surgical treatment. Here we report a case of Colletotrichum truncatum keratitis in a young boy with thorn injury that completely resolved with topical natamycin and voriconazole.
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