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Vol. 89. Issue 3.
Pages 110-112 (March 2014)
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Vol. 89. Issue 3.
Pages 110-112 (March 2014)
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Fungal keratitis caused by Colletotrichum spp. A presentation of case
Queratitis fúngica por Colletotrichum spp. A propósito de un caso
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M. Morcillo Guardiola
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, N. Hurtado Montalbán, J.A. Martínez Morales, M.P. Villegas Pérez, J. Miralles de Imperal Mora Figueroa
Servicio de Oftalmologia, Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofía, Murcia, Spain
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A 23-year-old male with an unremarkable past medical history suffered an injury in the right eye two days prior to presentation due to a freak accident with a branch of a lemon tree. The slit-lamp examination showed a central corneal erosion with a white tree-shaped stromal infiltrate and Tyndall +/++ in anterior chamber. Cultivation of corneal scraping was positive for Colletotrichum spp. The patient responded favorably to topical amphotericin.

Discussion

Colletotrichum spp. is an uncommon cause of keratitis, usually secondary to corneal erosion caused by plant material and should be included in the differential diagnosis of fungal keratitis.

Keywords:
Fungal keratitis
Colletotrichum
Ocular trauma plant
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Caso clinico

Paciente varón de 23 años sin antecedentes personales de interés que acude por traumatismo con rama de limonero en ojo derecho hacía dos días. En la biomicroscopía se observaba una erosión corneal central, un infiltrado estromal arboriforme blanquecino y un tyndall +/++. El cultivo de raspado corneal fue positivo para Colletotrichum spp. El paciente respondió favorablemente a la anfotericina tópica.

Discusion

Colletotrichum spp. constituye una causa infrecuente de queratitis, secundaria generalmente a erosiones ocasionadas por productos de origen vegetal y debe ser incluido en el diagnóstico diferencial de las queratitis fúngicas.

Palabras clave:
Queratitis fúngica
Colletotrichum
Traumatismo ocular vegetal

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