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Case Reports
. 2007 Sep;23(7):727-9.
doi: 10.3928/1081-597X-20070901-15.

Aureobasidium pullulans fungal keratitis following LASEK

Kenneth J Maverick  1 , Michael S Conners
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Aureobasidium pullulans fungal keratitis following LASEK

Kenneth J Maverick et al. J Refract Surg. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe a patient who developed Aureobasidium pullulans keratitis following refractive laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK).

Methods: A 52-year-old woman was referred to a tertiary care center 1 month after LASEK for treatment of a corneal ulcer that was unresponsive to conventional therapy. Mycology culture and fungal stain identified Aureobasidium as the infectious organism.

Results: The infection responded well to treatment with topical natamycin and systemic itraconazole.

Conclusions: Treatment with topical natamycin and systemic itraconazole is effective against Aureobasidium pullulans keratitis.

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