First Report of a Case of Ocular Infection Caused by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in Poland
This report describes the first case of an ocular infection induced by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in Poland. The patient was a 51-year-old immunocompetent contact lens user who suffered from subacute keratitis and progressive granulomatous uveitis. He underwent penetrating keratopl...
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| author | Robert Kuthan Anna K. Kurowska Justyna Izdebska Jacek P. Szaflik Anna Lutyńska Ewa Swoboda-Kopeć |
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| description | This report describes the first case of an ocular infection induced by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in Poland. The patient was a 51-year-old immunocompetent contact lens user who suffered from subacute keratitis and progressive granulomatous uveitis. He underwent penetrating keratoplasty for corneal perforation, followed by cataract surgery due to rapid uveitic cataract. A few weeks later, intraocular lens removal and pars plana vitrectomy were necessary due to endophthalmitis. The patient was treated with topical, systemic, and intravitreal voriconazole with improvement; however, the visual outcome was poor. The pathogen was identified by MALDI-TOF MS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3b771a628c94b98be1c39f3b00b29b02023-11-22T09:10:02ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172021-08-01108104610.3390/pathogens10081046First Report of a Case of Ocular Infection Caused by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in PolandRobert Kuthan0Anna K. Kurowska1Justyna Izdebska2Jacek P. Szaflik3Anna Lutyńska4Ewa Swoboda-Kopeć5Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 5 Chałubińskiego Street, 02-004 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Warsaw, 24/26 Marszałkowska Street, 00-576 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Warsaw, 24/26 Marszałkowska Street, 00-576 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Warsaw, 24/26 Marszałkowska Street, 00-576 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Medical Biology, National Institute of Cardiology Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński State Research Institute, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Medical Biology, National Institute of Cardiology Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński State Research Institute, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, PolandThis report describes the first case of an ocular infection induced by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in Poland. The patient was a 51-year-old immunocompetent contact lens user who suffered from subacute keratitis and progressive granulomatous uveitis. He underwent penetrating keratoplasty for corneal perforation, followed by cataract surgery due to rapid uveitic cataract. A few weeks later, intraocular lens removal and pars plana vitrectomy were necessary due to endophthalmitis. The patient was treated with topical, systemic, and intravitreal voriconazole with improvement; however, the visual outcome was poor. The pathogen was identified by MALDI-TOF MS.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/8/1046<i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i><i>Paecilomyces lilacinus</i>keratitisvoriconazolePoland |
| spellingShingle | Robert Kuthan Anna K. Kurowska Justyna Izdebska Jacek P. Szaflik Anna Lutyńska Ewa Swoboda-Kopeć First Report of a Case of Ocular Infection Caused by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in Poland Pathogens <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> <i>Paecilomyces lilacinus</i> keratitis voriconazole Poland |
| title | First Report of a Case of Ocular Infection Caused by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in Poland |
| title_full | First Report of a Case of Ocular Infection Caused by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in Poland |
| title_fullStr | First Report of a Case of Ocular Infection Caused by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Report of a Case of Ocular Infection Caused by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in Poland |
| title_short | First Report of a Case of Ocular Infection Caused by <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> in Poland |
| title_sort | first report of a case of ocular infection caused by i purpureocillium lilacinum i in poland |
| topic | <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> <i>Paecilomyces lilacinus</i> keratitis voriconazole Poland |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/8/1046 |
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