Case Report. Keratomycosis due to Alternaria alternata in a diabetic patient

Mycoses. 2002 Dec;45(11-12):512-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00806.x.

Abstract

A case of keratitis caused by Alternaria alternata in a diabetic male, after traumatic corneal injury with a sharp object, is described. The patient was treated with topical amphotericin B solution and a full uneventful recovery was achieved. This is the first reported case of fungal keratamycosis in Malta, which was substantiated with both positive direct microscopy and a positive culture of the fungus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Alternaria / isolation & purification*
  • Cornea / microbiology
  • Diabetes Complications*
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Keratitis / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Malta
  • Middle Aged