We describe a case of fungal keratitis due to Beauveria bassiana in a farmer with Fuchs' dystrophy, treated with amphotericin B. Surgery with penetrating keratoplasty was necessary to resolve the lesions. Susceptibility testing and molecular sequencing permitted the identification and treatment of this rare aetiological agent of invasive fungal disease.
A case of Beauveria bassiana keratitis confirmed by internal transcribed spacer and LSU rDNA D1-D2 sequencing / Ligozzi, Marco; Maccacaro, Laura; Passilongo, Mattia; Pedrotti, Emilio; Marchini, Giorgio; Koncan, Raffaella; Cornaglia, Giuseppe; Centonze, Anna Rita; LO CASCIO, Giuliana. - In: NEW MICROBES AND NEW INFECTIONS. - ISSN 2052-2975. - ELETTRONICO. - 2:3(2014), pp. 84-87. [10.1002/nmi2.30]
A case of Beauveria bassiana keratitis confirmed by internal transcribed spacer and LSU rDNA D1-D2 sequencing
KONCAN, RAFFAELLA;
2014-01-01
Abstract
We describe a case of fungal keratitis due to Beauveria bassiana in a farmer with Fuchs' dystrophy, treated with amphotericin B. Surgery with penetrating keratoplasty was necessary to resolve the lesions. Susceptibility testing and molecular sequencing permitted the identification and treatment of this rare aetiological agent of invasive fungal disease.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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