Clinical experiences in fungal keratitis caused by Acremonium
A 74-year old woman was injured in her right eye with grass. On slit-lamp examination of the right eye, there was a paracentral whitish stromal infiltrate with an overlying epithelial defect and an endothelial plaque (). Corneal smears showed hyphae. She was started on an hourly regimen of topical 0.5% moxifloxacin, 0.15% amphotericin B, 0.2% fluconazole, 5% natamycin and oral fluconazole. Seven days after corneal culture, the organism was identified as Acremonium. The patient’s final VA was 1.0, and there was no recurrence in the following 2 months ().