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Keratomycosis complicating pterygium excision.

Harold Merle¹, Jérôme Guyomarch, Jean-Christophe Joyaux

¹Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Fort-de-France, Martinique, French West Indies.

Clinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)

|October 29, 2011

Summary

This case study highlights a rare fungal keratitis (keratomycosis) in a patient post-pterygium surgery. Prompt treatment with amphotericin B led to a favorable outcome, emphasizing awareness of fungal infections after eye procedures.

Keywords:

Fusarium corneal abscess keratitis

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Ophthalmology
Mycology

Background:

Pterygium excision is a common ophthalmic surgery.
Infectious complications post-pterygium surgery are rare, typically bacterial.

Observation:

A 48-year-old patient developed a corneal abscess one month after pterygium surgery.
Clinical examination revealed features suggestive of fungal keratitis, confirmed by direct microscopy.

Findings:

A rare case of keratomycosis caused by Fusarium dimerum was diagnosed.
Successful treatment was achieved with topical amphotericin B (0.25%).

Implications:

This is the first reported case of keratomycosis due to F. dimerum following pterygium excision without adjuvant therapy.
Ophthalmologists should consider fungal infections as a potential complication of pterygium surgery.