A case of keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum

Volume: 3 Number: 01 March 1, 2013
  • Asuman Özkan
  • Serdar Susever
  • Zayre Erturan
  • Meltem Uzun
  • Nilufer Alparslan
  • Yasemin Oz
  • Yıldız Yeğenoğlu
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A case of keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum

Abstract

Asuman Özkan, Serdar Susever, Zayre Erturan, Meltem Uzun, Nilufer Alparslan, Yasemin Oz, Yıldız Yeğenoğlu Dematiaceous fungi have been reported among the common etiologic agents of keratitis. We herein report a case of keratitis due to Scedosporium apiospermum identified by conventional methods and confirmed by molecular methods. A 68-year-old male who attended the Ophthalmology Clinic at Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, presented with pain, lacrimation and a ‘foreign body\' sensation in the left eye with six weeks' duration. The samples which were taken from corneal tissue, contact lens and anterior chamber were inoculated on Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) and brain heart infusion (BHI) agar. On the third day of incubation, a phaeoid mold was observed on the plate which was inoculated with corneal tissue sample at 27°C. The strain was identified as Scedosporium spp with conventional methods and confirmed as S. apiospermum by a molecular method. Infection was successfully treated with voriconazole eyedrop (1%) after pre-diagnosis. Molecular diagnostic methods may be applied for the definitive diagnosis of the pathogen of fungal keratitis and the selection of the appropriate antifungal agent.

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English

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Authors

Asuman Özkan This is me

Serdar Susever This is me

Zayre Erturan This is me

Meltem Uzun This is me

Nilufer Alparslan This is me

Yasemin Oz This is me

Yıldız Yeğenoğlu This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2013

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April 30, 2015

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Year 2013 Volume: 3 Number: 01

APA
Özkan, A., Susever, S., Erturan, Z., Uzun, M., Alparslan, N., Oz, Y., & Yeğenoğlu, Y. (2013). A case of keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 3(01), 45-48. https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0079
AMA
1.Özkan A, Susever S, Erturan Z, et al. A case of keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum. J Microbil Infect Dis. 2013;3(01):45-48. doi:10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0079
Chicago
Özkan, Asuman, Serdar Susever, Zayre Erturan, et al. 2013. “A Case of Keratitis Caused by Scedosporium Apiospermum”. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 3 (01): 45-48. https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0079.
EndNote
Özkan A, Susever S, Erturan Z, Uzun M, Alparslan N, Oz Y, Yeğenoğlu Y (March 1, 2013) A case of keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 3 01 45–48.
IEEE
[1]A. Özkan et al., “A case of keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum”, J Microbil Infect Dis, vol. 3, no. 01, pp. 45–48, Mar. 2013, doi: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0079.
ISNAD
Özkan, Asuman - Susever, Serdar - Erturan, Zayre - Uzun, Meltem - Alparslan, Nilufer - Oz, Yasemin - Yeğenoğlu, Yıldız. “A Case of Keratitis Caused by Scedosporium Apiospermum”. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 3/01 (March 1, 2013): 45-48. https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0079.
JAMA
1.Özkan A, Susever S, Erturan Z, Uzun M, Alparslan N, Oz Y, Yeğenoğlu Y. A case of keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum. J Microbil Infect Dis. 2013;3:45–48.
MLA
Özkan, Asuman, et al. “A Case of Keratitis Caused by Scedosporium Apiospermum”. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, vol. 3, no. 01, Mar. 2013, pp. 45-48, doi:10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0079.
Vancouver
1.Asuman Özkan, Serdar Susever, Zayre Erturan, Meltem Uzun, Nilufer Alparslan, Yasemin Oz, Yıldız Yeğenoğlu. A case of keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum. J Microbil Infect Dis. 2013 Mar. 1;3(01):45-8. doi:10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0079

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