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01-10-2011 | Case Report

Severe donor-related Candida keratitis after Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty

Authors: Katsuya Yamazoe, Seika Den, Takefumi Yamaguchi, Yoichi Tanaka, Jun Shimazaki

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 10/2011

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Fungal keratitis is a rare, but severe, vision-threatening complication following keratoplasty. Fungal infection following penetrating keratoplasty has a reported incidence rate of 0.16% [1, 2]. The recent increase in Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) has been accompanied by an increase in postoperative fungal infection, and five cases have been reported [3‐6]. In three of these cases, the cause of infection was confirmed to be contaminated donor material [3, 4], a corneal venting incision was identified in the fourth case [5]. …

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Title: Severe donor-related Candida keratitis after Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
Authors: Katsuya Yamazoe
Seika Den
Takefumi Yamaguchi
Yoichi Tanaka
Jun Shimazaki
Publication date: 01-10-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 10/2011
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-011-1710-0

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Severe donor-related Candida keratitis after Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty

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