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Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with fungal keratitis
N A Froumis1, B J Mondino, B J Glasgow
1Jules Stein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095-7000, USA.
Purpose:
To report fungal infection complicating Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Methods:
Case report. A 45-year-old woman with contact lens-related bilateral Acanthamoeba keratitis developed corneal ulcer, corneal perforation, and mature cataract in the left eye, which was managed by penetrating keratoplasty, lensectomy, and vitrectomy.
Results:
Histopathologic examination of the keratoplasty specimen from the left eye revealed extensive lamellar stromal necrosis with the coexistence of both empty cysts and branching hyphae. Cultures from the keratoplasty specimen grew Scedosporium apiospermum.
Conclusion:
Keratomycosis caused by S. apiospermum may complicate protracted Acanthamoeba keratitis.
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