Curvularia keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis from a feline source

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 May;29(5):1019-21. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01608-5.

Abstract

Fungal keratitis following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is extremely rare. Except in cases that follow trauma, the source of fungal organisms is unknown in published reports. We report a case of keratitis following LASIK that could be directly traced to a fungal skin infection of the patient's pet cat.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Cat Diseases / microbiology*
  • Cats
  • Cefazolin / therapeutic use
  • Corneal Ulcer / diagnosis
  • Corneal Ulcer / drug therapy
  • Corneal Ulcer / microbiology*
  • Dermatomycoses / microbiology
  • Dermatomycoses / transmission
  • Dermatomycoses / veterinary
  • Disease Transmission, Infectious / veterinary*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / diagnosis
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / drug therapy
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / transmission*
  • Humans
  • Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoses / microbiology
  • Mycoses / transmission
  • Mycoses / veterinary*
  • Natamycin / therapeutic use
  • Scopolamine / therapeutic use
  • Zoonoses / microbiology

Substances

  • Natamycin
  • Scopolamine
  • Cefazolin