Fonsecaea pedrosoi as a rare cause of acute conjunctival ulceration

Fonsecaea pedrosoi as a rare cause of acute conjunctival ulceration

ABSTRACT Conjunctival ulceration accompanied with secretion and pain was observed in a 30-year-old male, 3 days after a perforating corneal trauma. Cultures of conjunctival ulcer samples grew Fonsecaea pedrosoi, a major causative agent of chromoblastomycosis that is typically transmitted during trau...

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Main Authors: Fatih Mehmet Adibelli, Nilgun Karabicak, Ali Akal, Tugba Goncu, Omer Faruk Yilmaz, Mehmet Bayraktar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Chromoblastomycosis
Ascomycota/isolation & purification
Conjunctival disease
Eye injuries, penetrating
Eye infections, fungal
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