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Case Reports
. 2001 Dec;39(12):4579-82.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.12.4579-4582.2001.

Scedosporium prolificans keratouveitis in association with a contact lens retained intraocularly over a long term

S Arthur  1 , L L Steed, D J Apple, Q Peng, G Howard, M Escobar-Gomez
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Scedosporium prolificans keratouveitis in association with a contact lens retained intraocularly over a long term

S Arthur et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Dec.

Abstract

Scedosporium prolificans is a soil saprophyte that is associated with a large variety of infectious processes and with respiratory colonization in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. We report the first described case of S. prolificans keratouveitis associated with the intraocular long-term retention of a contact lens in a 76-year-old female patient.

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FIG. 1
(A) Grocott’s methenamine silver nitrate stain demonstrating fungal infiltration of the tissue around the lens. Magnification, ×20. (B) Fungal infiltration of the tissue around the lens at a higher magnification (×40).
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FIG. 2
S. prolificans. A slide culture stained with lactophenol aniline blue demonstrates flask-shaped conidiogenous cells with elongated necks and individual conidia as well as chains (A) and clusters (B). Magnification, ×40.
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