Confocal microscopy as an aid in the diagnosis of keratitis due to Candida parapsilosis

Confocal microscopy as an aid in the diagnosis of keratitis due to Candida parapsilosis

ABSTRACT To describe a case of treatment-resistant corneal infiltrate in a patient 4 months after penetrating keratoplasty. The etiological diagnosis was established through microbiology and in vivo corneal confocal microscopy. A 80-year-old female patient presented with stromal infiltrate in the do...

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Main Authors: Bianca Luiza Valduga Guareschi, Clainijane Ramalho Borges, Paula Kataguiri, Tadeu Cvintal, Victor Cvintal, Bret Alan Moore, Fabiano Montiani Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia 2024-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Candida parapsilosis
Corneal diseases
Microscopy
confocal
Keratitis
Fungi
keratoplasty
penetrating
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802024000100522&lng=en&tlng=en
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