The disastrous course of a fusarium keratitis

Poster Details

First Author: A.Van der Lelij THE NETHERLANDS

Co Author(s):    T. Buurma              

Abstract Details

Purpose:

To describe the disastrous course of a Fusarium keratitis in a healthy contact lens wearing woman after a trauma.

Setting:

Admission to our hospital on day 17 from the onset to day 79: the day the eye was enucleated.

Methods:

Description of all medical and surgical treatment in the course of the Fusarium keratitis.

Results:

The keratitis was untreatable since the fungus was totally resistant to any anti-fungal drug. Eventually the eye was enucleated.

Conclusions:

A decision to perform a keratoplasty should be taken earlier when a fungus is the cause of a keratitis, especially when the infiltrate is already located deep within the cornea and is spreading. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE?: No