Anupama C Shetgar1, Vrinda Viswanathan2*, Brijesh A Patil3 and Anand Janagond4
1Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, India
2Postgraduate Student, Department of Ophthalmology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, India
3Professor and Head of Department, Department of Ophthalmology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, India
4Professor, Department of Microbiology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, India
*Corresponding Author: Vrinda Viswanathan, Postgraduate Student, Department of Ophthalmology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, India.
Received: September 30, 2021; Published: October 18, 2021
Phoma species is a phytopathogen which has the ability to cause keratitis. This case report presents as a fungal keratitis with no pigmentation raising least suspicion of dematiaceous fungal keratitis. Microbiological reports suggested infection with Phoma species. Though the patient response to topical antifungals was poor, a significant response was noted with intrastromal voriconazole.
Keywords: Phoma; Keratitis; DNA
Citation: Vrinda Viswanathan., et al. “Dematiaceous Fungal Keratitis with Phoma species.; A Rare Presentation". Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 4.11 (2021): 39-41.
Copyright: © 2021 Vrinda Viswanathan., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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