Encouraging Result of Voriconazole Treatment for Cladosporium Corneal Keratitis

Encouraging Result of Voriconazole Treatment for Cladosporium Corneal Keratitis

ABSTRACT A 45-year-old man submitted to radial keratotomy 19 years ago acquired Cladosporium sp. infection in one of the incisions of the left eye. The infection was resistant to topical amphotericin B, topical natamycin and systemic fluconazole. The keratitis was cured with voriconazo...

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Main Authors: Luis Antonio Gorla Marconmini, Gleilton Carlos Mendonça da Silva, Sidney Julio Faria-e-Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology 2013-12-01
Series:Vision Pan-America
Subjects:
corneal infection, fungal keratitis, infectious keratitis, radial keratotomy, refractive surgery, voriconazole.
Online Access:http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/162
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spelling doaj-c7f4a7779ccc41a2a00fac48b5c49d2c2020-11-25T00:48:23ZengPan-American Association of OphthalmologyVision Pan-America2219-46652219-46732013-12-0112411611910.15324/vpa.v12i4.16292Encouraging Result of Voriconazole Treatment for Cladosporium Corneal KeratitisLuis Antonio Gorla Marconmini0Gleilton Carlos Mendonça da Silva1Sidney Julio Faria-e-Souza2Department of Medicine of the Center of Biologic Sciences and Health of the Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar – São Carlos (SP) BrazilDepartment of Ophthalmology of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo – USP – Ribeirão Preto (SP) – Brazil.Department of Ophthalmology of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo – USP – Ribeirão Preto (SP) – Brazil.ABSTRACT A 45-year-old man submitted to radial keratotomy 19 years ago acquired Cladosporium sp. infection in one of the incisions of the left eye. The infection was resistant to topical amphotericin B, topical natamycin and systemic fluconazole. The keratitis was cured with voriconazole 200 mg PO, BID for 10 days.http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/162corneal infection, fungal keratitis, infectious keratitis, radial keratotomy, refractive surgery, voriconazole.
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author Luis Antonio Gorla Marconmini
Gleilton Carlos Mendonça da Silva
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Gleilton Carlos Mendonça da Silva
Sidney Julio Faria-e-Souza
Encouraging Result of Voriconazole Treatment for Cladosporium Corneal Keratitis
Vision Pan-America
corneal infection, fungal keratitis, infectious keratitis, radial keratotomy, refractive surgery, voriconazole.
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Gleilton Carlos Mendonça da Silva
Sidney Julio Faria-e-Souza
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title Encouraging Result of Voriconazole Treatment for Cladosporium Corneal Keratitis
title_short Encouraging Result of Voriconazole Treatment for Cladosporium Corneal Keratitis
title_full Encouraging Result of Voriconazole Treatment for Cladosporium Corneal Keratitis
title_fullStr Encouraging Result of Voriconazole Treatment for Cladosporium Corneal Keratitis
title_full_unstemmed Encouraging Result of Voriconazole Treatment for Cladosporium Corneal Keratitis
title_sort encouraging result of voriconazole treatment for cladosporium corneal keratitis
publisher Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
series Vision Pan-America
issn 2219-4665
2219-4673
publishDate 2013-12-01
description ABSTRACT A 45-year-old man submitted to radial keratotomy 19 years ago acquired Cladosporium sp. infection in one of the incisions of the left eye. The infection was resistant to topical amphotericin B, topical natamycin and systemic fluconazole. The keratitis was cured with voriconazole 200 mg PO, BID for 10 days.
topic corneal infection, fungal keratitis, infectious keratitis, radial keratotomy, refractive surgery, voriconazole.
url http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/162
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