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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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Taxonomic Study of Sixteen Unrecorded and Five New Species of Hypocreales from the Korean Marine Environment

Researchers in South Korea discovered 21 previously unknown species of fungi living in marine environments like ocean sediments and seaweed. They identified 5 completely new species and 16 species that had never been recorded in Korea before. These fungi belong to a group called Hypocreales that can be found in various ocean habitats and may have potential uses in medicine and agriculture.

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