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Combination of Intracameral and Intrastromal Voriconazole in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Acremonium Fungal Keratitis
We present a report of a 28-year-old female with fungal keratitis due to Acremonium that was unresponsive to full medical therapy over 3 weeks. The patient was treated with superficial keratectomy, intrastromal and intracameral voriconazole injections. There was a marked clinical improvement beginni...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353683/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22623874 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.95271 |
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author | Haddad, Randa S. El-Mollayess, Georges M. |
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description | We present a report of a 28-year-old female with fungal keratitis due to Acremonium that was unresponsive to full medical therapy over 3 weeks. The patient was treated with superficial keratectomy, intrastromal and intracameral voriconazole injections. There was a marked clinical improvement beginning on day 3 post-therapy that was sustained until the last follow-up at 6 months. This is the first case of fungal keratitis due to Acremonium treated by a combination of intrastromal and intracameral voriconazole. This cost-effective treatment modality proved to be significant in impeding the progression of this potentially blinding disease and improving visual prognosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-33536832012-05-23 Combination of Intracameral and Intrastromal Voriconazole in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Acremonium Fungal Keratitis Haddad, Randa S. El-Mollayess, Georges M. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol Case Report We present a report of a 28-year-old female with fungal keratitis due to Acremonium that was unresponsive to full medical therapy over 3 weeks. The patient was treated with superficial keratectomy, intrastromal and intracameral voriconazole injections. There was a marked clinical improvement beginning on day 3 post-therapy that was sustained until the last follow-up at 6 months. This is the first case of fungal keratitis due to Acremonium treated by a combination of intrastromal and intracameral voriconazole. This cost-effective treatment modality proved to be significant in impeding the progression of this potentially blinding disease and improving visual prognosis. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3353683/ /pubmed/22623874 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.95271 Text en Copyright: © Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Haddad, Randa S. El-Mollayess, Georges M. Combination of Intracameral and Intrastromal Voriconazole in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Acremonium Fungal Keratitis |
title | Combination of Intracameral and Intrastromal Voriconazole in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Acremonium Fungal Keratitis |
title_full | Combination of Intracameral and Intrastromal Voriconazole in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Acremonium Fungal Keratitis |
title_fullStr | Combination of Intracameral and Intrastromal Voriconazole in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Acremonium Fungal Keratitis |
title_full_unstemmed | Combination of Intracameral and Intrastromal Voriconazole in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Acremonium Fungal Keratitis |
title_short | Combination of Intracameral and Intrastromal Voriconazole in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Acremonium Fungal Keratitis |
title_sort | combination of intracameral and intrastromal voriconazole in the treatment of recalcitrant acremonium fungal keratitis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353683/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22623874 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.95271 |
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