Non Traumatic Keratitis Due to Colletotrichum Coccodes: A Case Report
Published: February 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.5529
Aarti Kotwal, Debasis Biswas, Barnali Kakati, Harsh Bahadur, Neeti Gupta
1. Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
2. Additional Professor, Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Bhopal, Saket Nagar, Bhopal, MP, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences , Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
4. Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
5. Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
6. Lab Technician, Department of Microbiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Debasis Biswas,
Additional Professor, Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Saket Nagar, Bhopal- 402624, MP, India.
E-mai : dbiswas71@rediffmail.com
Colletotrichum species, a rare and emerging fungus is a well- known plant pathogen and an uncommon cause of human infection. It has been implicated as the etiological agent of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis and keratitis, particularly following colonization of traumatized tissues or in immunocompromised patients. However, it has hardly ever been reported in the absence of such predisposing risk factors. Here, we report a case of keratitis with Colletotrichum coccodes occurring in a middle- aged, immunocompetent person without any history of trauma or co-morbidity. The isolate was sensitive to Amphotericin B and Voriconazole, and accordingly the patient was treated successfully with ocular administration of Amphotericin B.
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