1. Fungal keratitis associated with contact lens wear after penetrating keratoplasty.
- Author
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Kremer I, Goldenfeld M, and Shmueli D
- Subjects
- Aged, Amphotericin B therapeutic use, Candida drug effects, Candida isolation & purification, Candidiasis drug therapy, Cornea microbiology, Eye Infections, Fungal drug therapy, Female, Flucytosine therapeutic use, Humans, Keratitis drug therapy, Postoperative Complications, Candidiasis etiology, Contact Lenses adverse effects, Eye Infections, Fungal etiology, Keratitis microbiology, Keratoplasty, Penetrating
- Abstract
A 71-year-old patient had a stromal infiltration at the donor-recipient interface two years after penetrating keratoplasty while wearing a "piggyback-type" contact lens. The corneal graft sutures in the affected area had been removed one year previously. Corneal scraping revealed the presence of Candida parapsillosis, and the infection was treated successfully with a combination of amphotericin B and flucytosine. The association between contact-lens wear and fungal infections of corneal grafts is discussed.
- Published
- 1991