Open AccessAlternaria sp Mycotic Keratitis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Soukaina Adadi,
Ouahiba Bhalil,
Bilal Moumni,
Hayat Ben- Saghroune,
Zineb Tlamçani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
saudi journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2518-3397
pISSN - 2518-3389
DOI - 10.36348/sjm.2022.v07i03.002
Subject(s) - medicine , alternaria , fungal keratitis , keratitis , cornea , dermatology , etiology , abscess , pathology , ophthalmology , surgery , biology , genetics
Keratitis is a frequent pathology in everyday ophthalmology, whose etiologies are dominated by bacterial origin. The mycotic origin is a rare cause, and the prognosis is usually reserved, given the delay in diagnosis, mainly due to self-medication. We present a case report concerning a 60 year old patient who presented a mycotic corneal abscess due to Alternaria sp . He presented a stromal infiltration of the cornea of the left eye on biomicroscopic examination. A swab of the abscess was performed for mycological study which came back positive for Alternaria sp . On the basis of the clinical manifestations and conducted examinition, a diagnosis of Alternaria mycotic keratitis was established.