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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Sane S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324099 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sane Sayali S Sharma Savitri S Konduri Ranjith R Fernandes Merle M
Indian journal of ophthalmology 20190101 1
A 55-year-old lady developed a corneal ring infiltrate following trauma with a wooden stick. 10% KOH mount of corneal scrapings revealed septate hyaline fungal filaments. White feathery colonies with shiny black dots grew on potato dextrose agar. Characteristic features of Pestalotiopsis spores were seen on Lactophenol cotton blue mount. DNA sequencing showed 99% similarity with Pseudopestalotiopsis theae. Complete resolution was noted with topical and oral antifungals. To the best of our knowle ...[more]