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Exophiala Keratitis following Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
Ana Marta1, Paula Costa1, Virgínia Lopes1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Porto, Oporto, Portugal.
Purpose:
To report a case with Exophiala spp. keratitis in a Portuguese patient.
Methods:
A case report with deep corneal brown-pigmented infiltrates that developed 2 months after a Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) for pseudophakic bullous keratopathy.
Results:
Diagnosis was established by positive direct examination and cultures from the surgically obtained corneal button. Slit-lamp images and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) scans were obtained.
Conclusion:
This is the first described case of fungal keratitis caused by Exophiala spp. in Portugal and, to our knowledge, the first case following DSAEK in the literature.
