Infectious keratitis caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and yeast simultaneously

Jun Heon Kim; Hyoung Ho Shin; Jong Suk Song; Hyo Myung Kim

doi:10.1097/01.ico.0000226361.11431.5a

Infectious keratitis caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and yeast simultaneously

Jun Heon Kim, Hyoung Ho Shin, Jong Suk Song, Hyo Myung Kim

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PURPOSE: To report a case of coinfection of the human cornea by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and yeast. METHODS: A 59-year-old woman presented with a corneal ulcer. The corneal lesion worsened suddenly after initial improvement with empirical antibiotic treatment. A culture revealed S. maltophilia. The keratitis rapidly progressed despite treatment with sensitivity-proven antibiotic agents. Eventually, the patient underwent therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty. RESULTS: Pathology of the cornea showed yeast forms and pseudohyphae scattered over the cornea. After surgery, the inflammation was controlled without any signs of recurrent infection. CONCLUSION: Coinfection of the cornea by S. maltophilia and yeast may occur in a susceptible cornea and may not be controlled by standard medical treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1234-1236
Number of pages	3
Journal	Cornea
Volume	25
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ico.0000226361.11431.5a
Publication status	Published - 2006 Dec

Keywords

Coinfection
Infectious keratitis
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Yeast

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Ophthalmology

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Infectious keratitis caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and yeast simultaneously

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