2021
DOI: 10.34172/ijmpes.2021.20
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Fusarium Endophthalmitis: About a Case of Enucleation

Patrice Bourée,
Dorsaf Slama,
Dominique Monnet
et al.

Abstract: Fungal eye damages are rare but severe diseases that cause corneal opacity and blindness. The most common pathogens of such damages are Fusarium and Aspergillus. Fusarium is ubiquitous mold found commonly in soil and organic debris. The risk factors for fungal eye damages are trauma (plants, soil, metallic or foreign bodies), corneal surgery (keratoplasty), disruption of corneal epithelium, contact lens wear, and immunosuppressed patients. Clinical suspicion of fungal keratitis is helpful because the diagnosis… Show more

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