| Title | Cryptococcus albidus keratitis after corneal transplantation |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | de Castro LE, Sarraf OA, Lally JM, Sandoval HP, Solomon KD, Vroman DT |
| Journal | Cornea |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pagination | 882 - 3 |
| Date Published | Oct |
| ISSN | 0277-3740 (Print) 0277-3740 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 16160511 |
| Keywords | *Disease Transmission, Infectious, *Tissue Donors, Aged, Corneal Ulcer / *microbiology, Cryptococcosis / etiology / *transmission, Eye Infections, Fungal / etiology / *transmission, Female, Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy / *surgery, Humans, Keratoplasty, Penetrating / *adverse effects, Middle Aged, Reoperation |
| Abstract | PURPOSE: To report suspected donor-to-host transmission of Cryptococcus albidus after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS: Review of the literature and a case report of a 69-year-old woman who underwent penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs corneal dystrophy and developed persistent corneal infiltrates 7 months postoperatively are presented. RESULTS: Cryptococcus albidus was cultured from the original donor tissue at the time of the repeat keratoplasty. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates an unusual case of cryptococcal keratitis after keratoplasty suspected to be a donor-to-host transmission. |
| URL | internal-pdf://de Castro - Cryptococcus_albidus_Keratitis-1218305792/de Castro - Cryptococcus_albidus_Keratitis.pdf |
| DOI | |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 404 |
Cryptococcus albidus keratitis after corneal transplantation
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