Fusarium keratitis as a growing problem - case report and literature review

CONCLUSIONS: There is currently no treatment for Fusarium keratitis that would offer similar results to those observed in bacterial infection treated early with antibiotics. As systemic therapy with antifungal agents is not an option in pregnant women, they are even more of a challenge. Diagnosis is quite often delayed, leading to deeper infiltration of the cornea, sometimes with vitreous involvement. For such cases, a combined approach is proposed with vitrectomy, lens removal and penetrating keratoplasty. Early surgical intervention may rescue some of the eyes non-responsive to topical and systemic treatment.PMID:34558262 | DOI:10.26444/aaem/128682
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Source Type: research