Microbiological Profile of Fungal Keratitis in North-West Rajasthan
Journal Title: Journal of Communicable Diseases - Year 2017, Vol 49, Issue 3
Abstract
Oculomycosis is a major cause of visual impairment, eye pain, redness, discharge, diminution of vision and photophobia are presenting features. We collected corneal scraping from 80 suspected cases of fungal keratitis and subjected them for KOH mount and fungus culture. On KOH mount, we observed fungal elements and yeast cells were present in 34 cases (42.5%), and 26 cases (32.5%) were found positive for fungal culture. Fusarium sp. (08), Aspergillus fumigatus (07), Alternaria sp. (03) and Rhizopus (02), Candida albicans (02) were predominant etiological agents. Trauma was a predisposing factor in 11 (13.75%) cases followed by steroid use 05 (6.25%) and contact lens use 02 (2.5%)
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Dr. Taruna Swami
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