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Keratomycosis caused by an Alternaria species

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Annals of Ophthalmology

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Alternaria is one of the genera of septate dematiaceous fungi whose natural habit is soil and plants. It is usually a nonpathogenic agent and causes an opportunistic infection. In an unusual case, Alternaria infection occurred in the cornea with perforation. The corneal lesion was successfully treated with topical fluconazole, and the visual outcome was fairly good.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, No. 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, 11217, Taipei, Taiwan

    Wei-Wei Hsia

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chih-Chiau Wu, Shui-Mei Lee & Wen-Ming Hsu

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Hsia, WW., Wu, CC., Lee, SM. et al. Keratomycosis caused by an Alternaria species. Ann Ophthalmol 34, 64–66 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-002-0065-x

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