Abstract
This is a report of a Lagenidium sp. in a Thai patient who was diagnosed with severe keratitis that was unresponsive to antibacterial and antifungal drugs. Examination of a corneal biopsy specimen confirmed the presence of aseptate hyphae. The internal transcribed spacer DNA sequence of the strain isolated showed 97% identity with Lagenidium giganteum and other Lagenidium species.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Biopsy
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Cornea / microbiology
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Cornea / pathology
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
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Eye Infections / diagnosis*
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Eye Infections / microbiology*
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Eye Infections / pathology
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Female
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Histocytochemistry
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Humans
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Lagenidium / isolation & purification*
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Microscopy
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Pythiosis / pathology*
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Thailand