Fungal Conjunctivitis in a Healthy Adult (A case report)

Authors

  • Sunpech Bunyavanich phthalmology Section, The General Police Hospital
  • Anchuree Boonchanya

Keywords:

Fungal conjunctivitis

Abstract

The authors present an interesting case of a healthy 31 year-old man with history of irritation and white
discharge of his left eye for 2 months. His symptoms did not improve after 1 month of antibiotic eye
drops. Ophthalmological examination at our hospital revealed clusters of black particles on the upper
subconjunctival fornix of his left eye. The patient underwent surgical removal. The surgical pathology and
laboratory test reported pigmented septate fungal hyphae.

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Published

2019-06-28

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 1 (2019): January-June

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Case Report

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