Mycotic keratitis due to Engyodontium album: First case report from India

DC Thamke, DK Mendiratta, A Dhabarde, AK ShuklaIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2015 33(2):303-304Engyodontium album is a rare and an unusual human pathogen. It is a common inhabitant of waste and moist material and frequently isolated from substrates such as paper, jute, linen and painted walls. This fungus grew within 3 days on SDA with chloramphenicol from corneal scrapping of a 70-year-old male farmer with a history of trauma by unknown vegetative matter. The fungus can be confused with Tritirachium sp and Beauveria sp.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 10, 2015 Category: Microbiology Authors: DC ThamkeDK MendirattaA DhabardeAK Shukla Source Type: research