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. 1992 Jun;76(6):367–368. doi: 10.1136/bjo.76.6.367

Treatment failure in a case of fungal keratitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii.

P A Bloom 1, D A Laidlaw 1, D L Easty 1, D W Warnock 1
PMCID: PMC504288  PMID: 1320401

Abstract

A case is presented of Pseudallescheria boydii fungal keratitis in an agricultural welder. Treatment with azole antifungal drugs (miconazole and itraconazole) and with penetrating keratoplasty was unsuccessful in eradicating the infection, and eventually the eye was eviscerated.

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