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Published in final edited form as: JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Jun;131(6):776. doi: 10.1001/2013.jamaophthalmol.380

Rhizopus keratitis following corneal trauma

Amir A Azari 1, Sarah Nehls 2, Shahed Y Ghoghawala 3, Vivian Lee 4, Mozhgan R Kanavi 5, Heather D Potter 6
PMCID: PMC4435688  NIHMSID: NIHMS686901  PMID: 23764702

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Figure 1.

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A 48-year-old male presented with a central corneal ulcer after trauma with a metal wire. The organism was identified as a filamentous fungus consistent with Rhizopus species. Patient was started on oral and topical voriconazole and later underwent an optical keratoplasty.

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A, Photo shows a hematoxylin-eosin section examined under fluorescent microscope. The fungus reveals an exquisite pattern of autofluorescence. B, Microscopic examination shows multiple branching nonseptate hyphae (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification x200).

Contributor Information

Amir A. Azari, University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Madison, Wisconsin

Sarah Nehls, University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Madison, Wisconsin

Shahed Y. Ghoghawala, University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Madison, Wisconsin

Vivian Lee, University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and visual Sciences, Madison, Wisconsin

Mozhgan R. Kanavi, University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and visual Sciences, Madison, Wisconsin

Heather D. Potter, University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Madison, Wisconsin

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