Pichia anomala fungal keratitis

Kyung Ah Park; Kyeon Ahn; Eui Sang Chung; Tae Young Chung

doi:10.1097/ICO.0b013e318166c442

Pichia anomala fungal keratitis

Kyung Ah Park
, Kyeon Ahn
, Eui Sang Chung
, Tae Young Chung

Department of Ophthalmology

Sungkyunkwan University

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PURPOSE: To report a case of fungal keratitis of the eye caused by Pichia anomala in a patient with systemic lupus erythematous and Stevens-Johnson syndrome. METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review. RESULTS: A 50-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with ocular pain of 4-day duration. Culture of corneal scrapings was positive for P. anomala. Clinically, the organism appeared to respond to topical natamycin, amphotericine B, and oral itraconazole. CONCLUSIONS: A rare case of P. anomala-associated keratitis was successfully treated with topical amphotericin B, natamycin, and systemic inidazole.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	619-620
Number of pages	2
Journal	Cornea
Volume	27
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0b013e318166c442
State	Published - Jun 2008

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Fungal keratitis
Pichia anomala

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