Characterization of Humicola pulvericola First Isolated from a Patient with Keratitis Clinical Case

Infection caused by the sp is extremely rare. We report the first case of fungal keratitis caused by ( ) in a 63-year-old man with a history of exposed to hot oil two weeks ago who developed keratitis. Direct examination of confocal microscopy and corneal scrapings showed fungal hyphae and isolates...

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Published inInfection and drug resistance Vol. 17; pp. 2183 - 2188
Main Authors Hu, Liuyang, Chen, Qi, Chen, Xingchun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 30.06.2024
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Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Antifungal agents
Antiparasitic agents
Case Report
Caspofungin
fungal keratitis
Health aspects
humicola pulvericola
humicola sp
Infection
Keratitis
keratitis
fungal infection
itraconazole
antifungal drugs
Humicola pulvericola
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Summary:Infection caused by the sp is extremely rare. We report the first case of fungal keratitis caused by ( ) in a 63-year-old man with a history of exposed to hot oil two weeks ago who developed keratitis. Direct examination of confocal microscopy and corneal scrapings showed fungal hyphae and isolates were identified by morphology and by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA. The in vitro antifungal susceptibilities of the case strain were tested for five antifungal agents. The results showed that the infectious agent was resistant towards fluconazole, caspofungin and amphotericin B; itraconazole and voriconazole were highly effective against . He was diagnosed with keratitis and treated with oral itraconazole and natamycin eyedrops. After one month of treatment, the lesion gradually improved, with the best-corrected visual acuity improving to 0.8.
ISSN:1178-6973
1178-6973
DOI:10.2147/IDR.S468800