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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 142-144 |
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Mycotic keratitis due to Neoscytalidium dimidiatum: A rare case
Uma Tendolkar, Ruchi A Tayal, Sujata M Baveja, Chaya Shinde
Department of Microbiology and Ophthalmology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Ruchi A Tayal
168, Bangalore Villa, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai - 600 084, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2225-6482.172648
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Neoscytalidium dimidiatum is a plant pathogen capable of causing infection in humans. The infections are generally indolent and found in the nails and skin. Corneal infection due to this fungus is rare. A case of keratitis caused by Neoscytalidium dimidiatum in an adult male resulting from trauma to the eye is reported. |
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