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Article

Lasiodiplodia theobromae Keratitis: A Rare Fungi from Eastern India

by
Suman Saha
1,*,
Jayangshu Sengupta
2,
Debdulal Banerjee
3 and
Archana Khetan
2
1
Ocular Microbiology Services, Priyamvada Birla Aravind Eye Hospital, Kolkata, India
2
Cornea Services, Priyamvada Birla Aravind Eye Hospital, Kolkata, India
3
Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West BengalIndia, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Microbiol. Res. 2012, 3(2), e19; https://doi.org/10.4081/mr.2012.e19
Submission received: 5 November 2011 / Revised: 5 November 2011 / Accepted: 11 November 2011 / Published: 30 January 2013

Abstract

We report here a case of a 32-year old female with a history of minor trauma presented with total corneal ulcer and hypopyon in the left eye. Microbiological examination of corneal scraping showed refractile hyphae with asepted branching filaments and black pigmented colonies in multiple solid agar medium. Identification of the organism was made from culture using D1/D2 region of Large Sub Unit (28S rDNA) based molecular technique. Polymerase chain reaction amplified a band with a sequence that was 100% homologous with Lasiodiplodia theobromae. The organism was sensitive to amphotericin B and voriconazole, and demonstrated resistance to itraconazole and fluconazole. Therapeutic keratoplasty was performed followed by recurrence in graft controlled with topical voriconazole and intracameral amphotericin B. Graft failure was reported after three months.
Keywords: keratitis; Lasiodiplodia sp. keratitis; Lasiodiplodia sp.

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Saha, S.; Sengupta, J.; Banerjee, D.; Khetan, A. Lasiodiplodia theobromae Keratitis: A Rare Fungi from Eastern India. Microbiol. Res. 2012, 3, e19. https://doi.org/10.4081/mr.2012.e19

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Saha S, Sengupta J, Banerjee D, Khetan A. Lasiodiplodia theobromae Keratitis: A Rare Fungi from Eastern India. Microbiology Research. 2012; 3(2):e19. https://doi.org/10.4081/mr.2012.e19

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Saha, Suman, Jayangshu Sengupta, Debdulal Banerjee, and Archana Khetan. 2012. "Lasiodiplodia theobromae Keratitis: A Rare Fungi from Eastern India" Microbiology Research 3, no. 2: e19. https://doi.org/10.4081/mr.2012.e19

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Saha, S., Sengupta, J., Banerjee, D., & Khetan, A. (2012). Lasiodiplodia theobromae Keratitis: A Rare Fungi from Eastern India. Microbiology Research, 3(2), e19. https://doi.org/10.4081/mr.2012.e19

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