Non-Pathogenic Aspergillus oryzae Acute Exogenous Endophthalmitis after Penetrating Keratoplasty: The First Case Report in the Literature

Non-Pathogenic Aspergillus oryzae Acute Exogenous Endophthalmitis after Penetrating Keratoplasty: The First Case Report in the Literature

The authors report a singular case of post-operative exogenous fungal endophthalmitis caused by a non-pathogenic fungal agent: Aspergillus oryzae. A 75-year-old Caucasian woman with post-penetrating keratoplasty fungal endophthalmitis due to a nonpathogenic A. oryzae, resistant to the current azoles...

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Main Authors: Luigi Mosca, Laura Guccione, Maria Emanuela Toro, Luca Scartozzi, Romina Fasciani, Riccardo Torelli, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Stanislao Rizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2023-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
anti-fungal agent
case report
aspergillus oryzae
fungal endophthalmitis
penetrating keratoplasty complications
voriconazole
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