Keratomycosis due to Purpureocillium lilacinum: A case report from Sub-Himalayan region of Uttarakhand

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dc.contributor.authorJuyal, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorPal, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorNegi, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorAdekhandi, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorTyagi, Men_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-10T01:49:32Z
dc.date.available2020-04-10T01:49:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.description.abstractThe fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum previously known as Paceliomyces lilacinus is an emerging pathogen that can cause severe human infections including devastating oculomycosis. Treatment with traditional antifungals often fails, and the organism shows variable susceptibility to novel triazoles. We hereby report a case of keratomycosis caused by Pur. lilacinum in an immunocompetent male patient following trauma. The patient was successfully treated with voriconazole. The drug shows good activity against Pur. lilacinum and could be a promising therapeutic alternative to treat infections caused by this fungus, which generally shows resistance to conventional antifungal agents including novel triazoles.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology, Rajshree Medical Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology, Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationJuyal D, Pal S, Sharma M, Negi V, Adekhandi S, Tyagi M. Keratomycosis due to Purpureocillium lilacinum: A case report from Sub-Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology. 2018 Dec; 61(4): 607-609en_US
dc.identifier.issn0377-4929
dc.identifier.issn0974-5130
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/196268
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologistsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume61en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_404_17en_US
dc.subjectKeratitisen_US
dc.subjectoculomycosisen_US
dc.subjectPaecilomycesen_US
dc.subjectPurpureocilliumen_US
dc.subjectvoriconazoleen_US
dc.titleKeratomycosis due to Purpureocillium lilacinum: A case report from Sub-Himalayan region of Uttarakhanden_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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