Candida parapsilosis corneal graft infection from a single eye center: Histopathologic report of 2 cases |
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| Authors: | Hind M. Alkatan Azza Maktabi Mosa Al-Harby Ali A. Al-Rajhi |
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| Affiliation: | aOphthalmology Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;bDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;cAnterior Segment and Uveitis Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;dCollege of Medicine, Al Faisal University; Anterior Segment Consultant, Al Magrabi Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | Fungal keratitis accounts for 6–53% of all cases of ulcerative keratitis in variable studies. The majority of cases are due to septate fungi. The abnormal cornea in cases of dry eye syndrome, chronic ulceration, erythema multiform and possibly HIV infection is infected more commonly with Candida, most commonly Candida albicans. Candida parapsilosis affects neonates and intensive care unit (ICU) patients and it has been recently found with increasing frequency. In a previous study on mycotic keratitis in our tertiary eye hospital, filamentous fungi were more commonly isolated than yeasts. We are presenting 2 successive cases of corneal graft infection by Candida parapsilosis referred to us from another eye center to attract the attention of ophthalmologists and health workers to such an infection. |
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| Keywords: | Candida parapsilosis Corneal graft Keratitis |
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