Contact lens associated keratitis due to Tintelnotia destructans

We report the first case of Tintelnotia destructans associated keratitis in a contact lens wearer in Australia. Corneal scrape showed fungal elements on direct microscopy leading to a prompt diagnosis of fungal keratitis and early topical and systemic antifungal therapy. The isolate was eventually i...

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Autores principales: Tan, Shu Jin, Nure, Mariyam, Gardam, Dianne, McKnight, Charlotte, Boan, Peter A., Clark, Benjamin M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6920192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31879585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.12.004
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author Tan, Shu Jin
Nure, Mariyam
Gardam, Dianne
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Boan, Peter A.
Clark, Benjamin M.
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description We report the first case of Tintelnotia destructans associated keratitis in a contact lens wearer in Australia. Corneal scrape showed fungal elements on direct microscopy leading to a prompt diagnosis of fungal keratitis and early topical and systemic antifungal therapy. The isolate was eventually identified by ITS gene sequencing. This case highlights the importance of accurate identification and antifungal susceptibility testing for the management of fungal keratitis.
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spelling pubmed-69201922019-12-26 Contact lens associated keratitis due to Tintelnotia destructans Tan, Shu Jin Nure, Mariyam Gardam, Dianne McKnight, Charlotte Boan, Peter A. Clark, Benjamin M. Med Mycol Case Rep Case Report We report the first case of Tintelnotia destructans associated keratitis in a contact lens wearer in Australia. Corneal scrape showed fungal elements on direct microscopy leading to a prompt diagnosis of fungal keratitis and early topical and systemic antifungal therapy. The isolate was eventually identified by ITS gene sequencing. This case highlights the importance of accurate identification and antifungal susceptibility testing for the management of fungal keratitis. Elsevier 2019-12-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6920192/ /pubmed/31879585 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.12.004 Text en © 2019 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Contact lens associated keratitis due to Tintelnotia destructans
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6920192/
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