Colletotrichum truncatum species complex: Treatment considerations and review of the literature for an unusual pathogen causing fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis

Colletotrichum truncatum species complex: Treatment considerations and review of the literature for an unusual pathogen causing fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis

We present a case of Colletotrichum truncatum species complex fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis in an 87-year-old immunocompetent male in whom oral triazole antifungals were contraindicated. The patient had recently returned from 4 months in Jamaica with a one month history of progressively incre...

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Main Authors: Victoria Squissato, Yeni H. Yucel, Susan E. Richardson, Alaa Alkhotani, David T. Wong, Navdeep Nijhawan, Clara C. Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:
Colletotrichum
Colletotrichum truncatum
Fungal keratitis
Fungal endophthalmitis
Treatment
Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753915000160

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