Candida albicans Interface Infection After Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
- 1 August 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Cornea
- Vol. 26 (7), 883-885
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0b013e318074e475
Abstract
To report a case of interface infection by Candida albicans after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). A 30-year-old man with keratoconus underwent DALK. Four weeks after surgery, the patient developed multiple infiltrates in the graft-host interface with absence of intraocular infection. Donor rim cultures grew C. albicans. Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) was performed because of worsening of the infection despite topical, local, and systemic antifungal therapy. Cultures carried out on the excised donor cornea confirmed donor-to-host transmission of C. albicans. An aqueous tap taken before PK was negative. Six months after PK, the corneal graft was clear with no recurrence of infection. After DALK, in cases of donor graft microbial contamination, infection may develop at the graft-host interface. This may delay or prevent direct intraocular penetration of microorganisms, reducing the risk of development of endophthalmitis. PK may be needed to eradicate the infection in cases where conservative treatment fails.Keywords
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