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    • Clinical treatment of corneal infection due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi: case report 

      Hofling-Lima, Ana Luisa [UNIFESP]; Guarro, Josep; Freitas, Denise de [UNIFESP]; Godoy, Patricio [UNIFESP]; Gené, Josepa [UNIFESP]; Souza, Luciene Barbosa de [UNIFESP]; Zaror, Luis; Romano, Andre C. [UNIFESP] (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2005-04-01)
      To report an unusual case of fungus keratitis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi that developed after corneal trauma. Case report: A 18-year-old male presented with a corneal ulcer in the right eye, 28 days after a trauma with glass ...

    • Contaminação de halos doadores córneo-esclerais em ceratoplastia penetrante no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre 

      Borowsky, Cláudia Martins; Wallau, Anelise Dutra [UNIFESP]; Reetz, Aline; Kwitko, Sérgio [UNIFESP]; Rymer, Samuel; Locatelli, Claudete Inês (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2008-02-01)
      PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of positive corneoscleral rim cultures preserved in Optisol GS medium, to identify pathogens involved and possible recipient eye infection. METHODS: A hundred sixty-three corneoscleral ...

    • Effect of topical 0.5% povidone-iodine compared to 5% natamycin in fungal keratitis caused by Fusarium solani in a rabbit model: a pilot study 

      Oliveira, Lauro Augusto De [UNIFESP]; Takata, Thales Takeo [UNIFESP]; Shiguematsu, Alvio Isao [UNIFESP]; Melo Júnior, Luiz Alberto Soares [UNIFESP]; Gompertz, Olga Fischman [UNIFESP]; Sousa, Luciene Barbosa De [UNIFESP]; Mannis, Mark J. (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2008-12-01)
      PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of topical administration of 0.5% povidone-iodine in experimental Fusarium solani keratitis in rabbits. METHODS: Fungal keratitis caused by Fusarium solani was induced in the right eye of ...

    • Use of oral voriconazole as adjunctive treatment of severe cornea fungal infection: case report 

      Freda, Roberto [UNIFESP] (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2006-06-01)
      A case of Aspergillus flavus keratitis was successfully treated with oral voriconazole and penetrating keratoplasty after conventional antifungal medical therapy failure.