Colletotrichum fructicola keratitis induced by plant-related trauma:one case report
10.12138/j.issn.1671-9638.20252293
- VernacularTitle:植物性创伤致果生刺盘孢性角膜炎1例
- Author:
Yinmei FANG
1
;
Yong LING
;
Kaixuan YUAN
Author Information
1. 南宁市第四人民医院检验科,广西南宁 530000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
plant-related trauma;
fungal keratitis;
Colletotrichum fructicola;
antifungal therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2025;24(9):1321-1323
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper reports a case of fungal keratitis(FK)in a 62-year-old male patient who was infected with Colletotrichum fructicola(C.fructicola)after plant-related trauma.Pathogen from patient was not clearly identi-fied by two examination during hospitalization in other hospitals two months ago.Patient was confirmed with C.fructicola keratitis through confocal microscopy,corneal scraping,culture,and gene sequencing.The treatment of voriconazole combined with amphotericin B was adopted to enhance antifungal therapy,and anterior chamber irri-gation,drug(voriconazole)injection in anterior chamber and corneal stromal as well as corneal lesion removal were performed.The patient's symptoms were then improved.For patients with plant-related trauma keratitis,it is im-portant to be alert to the possibility of rare fungal infection.
