Rhizopus Keratitis Associated with Poor Contact Lens Hygiene

David B Warner; Hugh E WrightIII; Eric R Rosenbaum

doi:10.1159/000443325

Rhizopus Keratitis Associated with Poor Contact Lens Hygiene

Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2016 Jan 8;7(1):21-4. doi: 10.1159/000443325. eCollection 2016 Jan-Apr.

Authors

David B Warner¹, Hugh E WrightIII¹, Eric R Rosenbaum²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark., USA.
² Department of Microbiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark., USA.

Abstract

We report a case of Rhizopus keratitis in a young woman with poor contact lens hygiene. The mold was highly sensitive to treatment with amphotericin 0.15% drops, after a relatively prompt diagnosis. Obtaining cultures of both corneal infiltrates and presumably infected contact lenses may help to avoid a delay in proper treatment.

Keywords: Contact lens hygiene; Rhizopus keratitis.

Publication types

Case Reports