TY - JOUR
T1 - Corneal ulcer due to a rare coelomycetes fungus Chaetomium strumarium
T2 - Case report and global review of Chaetomium keratomycosis
AU - Reddy, Mamatha
AU - Venugopal, Ramya
AU - Prakash, Peralam
AU - Kamath, Yogish
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - We present a rare case of corneal ulcer caused by a species of a coelomycetes fungus, Chaetomium strumarium. This fungal genus is a rare causative agent of keratomycosis, with only a handful of cases reported. The clinical presentation, investigative techniques, and preliminary management of our patient are reported. The cases reported in global literature are also summarized in a tabular form in the discussion.
AB - We present a rare case of corneal ulcer caused by a species of a coelomycetes fungus, Chaetomium strumarium. This fungal genus is a rare causative agent of keratomycosis, with only a handful of cases reported. The clinical presentation, investigative techniques, and preliminary management of our patient are reported. The cases reported in global literature are also summarized in a tabular form in the discussion.
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U2 - 10.4103/ijo.IJO_254_17
DO - 10.4103/ijo.IJO_254_17
M3 - Article
C2 - 28905835
AN - SCOPUS:85029835382
SN - 0301-4738
VL - 65
SP - 871
EP - 874
JO - Journal of the All-India Ophthalmological Society
JF - Journal of the All-India Ophthalmological Society
IS - 9
ER -