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SUBMITTER: Beckman KA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7184523 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Beckman Kenneth A KA Milner Mark S MS Majmudar Parag A PA Luchs Jodi I JI
American journal of ophthalmology case reports 20200417
<h4>Purpose</h4>To describe late-onset fungal keratitis after Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) with positive fungal culture of the donor corneal rim.<h4>Observations</h4>A case report of a patient undergoing DSEK is described whereby the donor corneal rim culture grew fungus. No infection was initially noted, but the patient developed fungal keratitis 1 year after the original DSEK procedure, despite prophylactic treatment at the time of the positive donor culture. The patien ...[more]