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Penicillium chrysogenum endophthalmitis

First reported case

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Infections caused byPenicillium chrysogenum are rare. The first case of posttraumatic endophthalmitis caused by this saprophytic fungus is reported. Therapy with amphotericin B and topical natamycin eradicated the organism.

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  1. Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

    Mary L. Eschete, John W. King & Burton C. West

  2. Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Louisiana State University Hospital, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

    Arnold Oberle

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Eschete, M.L., King, J.W., West, B.C. et al. Penicillium chrysogenum endophthalmitis. Mycopathologia 74, 125–127 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01259468

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