Delayed-onset post-operative keratitis and endophthalmitis caused by Exophiala oligosperma

Abstract A case of delayed-onset post-cataract-surgery keratitis and endophthalmitis, caused by the melanin-producing fungus Exophiala oligosperma, is presented. The patient presented with an infection at the corneal side-port wound 5 months after an uneventful phacoemulsification surgery. Despite p...

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Main Authors: Laurie W. van der Merwe, Dawood da Costa, Kessendri Reddy, David Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-021-00277-9