Disease: Fusarium keratitis

Fusarium Corneal Abscess: A Case Report

A 20-year-old healthy patient developed a serious fungal eye infection caused by Fusarium, a common soil fungus, despite having no typical risk factors like eye trauma or contact lens wear. The infection created an abscess (collection of pus) in the cornea and threatened the patient’s vision. Doctors used a combination of antifungal medications and eventually transplanted amniotic membrane tissue to prevent the cornea from rupturing, preserving the patient’s eyesight.

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Fusarium Corneal Abscess: A Case Report

A healthy 20-year-old man developed a serious fungal eye infection caused by Fusarium, a soil fungus, despite having no typical risk factors like eye injury or contact lens wear. Doctors diagnosed the infection through laboratory tests showing fungal filaments and growing the organism in culture. The patient required multiple treatments including antifungal eye drops, injections directly into the cornea, and a graft from amniotic membrane (placenta tissue) to save his vision. The case demonstrates that fungal eye infections can occasionally occur in completely healthy people without obvious causes.

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Localized Versus Diffuse Corneal Invasion in Fungal Keratitis: Histological Insights from Candida albicans and Fusarium falciforme

This study compared how two different fungi invade the cornea (clear part of the eye) by examining tissue samples from patients who had severe eye infections. Candida stayed in one small area while Fusarium spread throughout the entire cornea tissue. The findings suggest that different fungi behave very differently when infecting the eye, which could help doctors choose better treatments. Understanding these differences may explain why Fusarium infections are much harder to treat with medications alone.

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