. 2018; 34(1): 50-53 | DOI: 10.5222/otd.2018.75688 | |||
A keratitis Case Which Was Isolated of AspergillusRabiye Altınbaş1, Güzin İskeleli2, Selcan Çolakoğlu3, Samira Hagverdiyeva2, Mert Ahmet Kuşkucu3, Cezmi Doğan2, Kenan Midilli3, Hırisi Bahar Tokman31Okmeydanı Training And Research Hospital, Istanbul. Turkey2Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department Of Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey 3Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department Of Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey Fungal keratitis is an opportunistic infection caused by pathogenic fungi in the cornea. The most common responsible infectious agent for fungal keratitis are filamentous fungi. Fusarium and Aspergillus are the most important and frequently seen filamentous fungi. Eye injuries, existing ocular diseases, topical antibiotics and steroids, contact lens use, systemic diseases (diabetes mellitus (DM)), weakening of the immunity are predisposing causes. Aspergillus flavus keratitis is an eye infection with poor prognosis, difficult to treat and can lead to loss of vision so we aimed to emphasize the importance of Aspergillus flavus isolated in a 54 year old male patient with type 2 DM. Keywords: Fungal keratitis, Aspergillus, Antifungal Susceptibility, VirulanceAspergillus flavus İzole Edilen Bir Keratit OlgusuRabiye Altınbaş1, Güzin İskeleli2, Selcan Çolakoğlu3, Samira Hagverdiyeva2, Mert Ahmet Kuşkucu3, Cezmi Doğan2, Kenan Midilli3, Hırisi Bahar Tokman31Okmeydanı Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İstanbul, Türkiye2İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi,Göz Hastalıkları Bilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye 3İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji Bilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye Fungal keratitler patojen fungusların korneada yaptığı fırsatçı bir enfeksiyondur. Fungal keratitlerden en sık sorumlu olan etkenler filamentöz funguslardır. Fusarium ve Aspergillus en sık keratit yapan iki filamentöz funguslardır. Rabiye Altınbaş, Güzin İskeleli, Selcan Çolakoğlu, Samira Hagverdiyeva, Mert Ahmet Kuşkucu, Cezmi Doğan, Kenan Midilli, Hırisi Bahar Tokman. A keratitis Case Which Was Isolated of Aspergillus. . 2018; 34(1): 50-53 Corresponding Author: Rabiye Altınbaş, Türkiye |
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