Infectious keratitis secondary to Histoplasma capsulatum: the first case reports in humans.

Autor: Arcieri ES; Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil. rsaran@triang.com.br, Rocha A, Mendonça CN, Andreo EG, Finotti IG, Furlanetto RL, Arcieri RS, Rocha FJ, Rizzo LV
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases [Braz J Infect Dis] 2007 Dec; Vol. 11 (6), pp. 595-7.
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702007000600013
Abstrakt: The authors report an unusual case of fungal keratitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum in a male immunocompetent patient. PCR confirmed the presence of the fungus DNA in the material studied. To our knowledge this is the first reported case in humans described all over the world.
Databáze: MEDLINE