Open AccessKeratomycosis Caused By Graphium eumorphum ( Graphium State of Scedosporium apiospermum )
Author(s) -
M. Palanisamy,
N Venkatapathy,
. Rajendran,
Shobana Cs
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12089.5802
Subject(s) - natamycin , microbiology and biotechnology , fungal keratitis , biology , keratitis , medicine , pathology , ophthalmology
Graphium eumorphum is rarely associated with mycotic keratitis. We report the case of a 30-year-old female presented with complaints of redness and defective vision in the left eye for one month. Gram staining and 10% KOH wet mount of corneal smears revealed fungal filaments. On potato dextrose agar, fast growing greyish white colonies turning grayish black on maturity was obtained. Lactophenol cotton blue (LPCB) staining confirmed the isolate as Graphium eumorphum. The infection was resolved with the combination of natamycin, econazole and itraconazole.