Mycotic keratitis due to Cylindrocarpon lichenicola: Successful salvage of the eye

M. Suchitra Shenoy; Rajesh R. Nayak; Vijay Pai; K. Archana Bhat

doi:10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_20_399

Mycotic keratitis due to Cylindrocarpon lichenicola: Successful salvage of the eye

M. Suchitra Shenoy, Rajesh R. Nayak, Vijay Pai, K. Archana Bhat

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We hereby report a successfully salvaged eye due to mycotic keratitis by Cylindrocarpon lichenicola in a 60-year-old female from Kasaragod (Kerala). The patient came with a history of pain, photophobia and decreased vision of the right eye. The microbiological investigations of the corneal scraping revealed C. lichenicola. C. lichenicola is a soil saprophyte. Since the ulcer worsened paracentesis followed by therapeutic keratoplasty and adjunct therapy with natamycin drops, voriconazole drops and oral ketoconazole was given. We stress that evidence-based timely medical and surgical intervention helped in the restoration of the vision in an infected eye.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	472-474
Number of pages	3
Journal	Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Volume	38
Issue number	3 4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_20_399
Publication status	Published - 01-07-2020

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