Dear Editor,The cornea is the ocular structure most commonly affected by fungi. In general, fungal organisms infiltrate into cornea following ocular injuries, such as the vegetative trauma, leading to infectious funga...Dear Editor,The cornea is the ocular structure most commonly affected by fungi. In general, fungal organisms infiltrate into cornea following ocular injuries, such as the vegetative trauma, leading to infectious fungal keratitis, which is characterized by epithelial defects, comeal edema and ulceration, satellite lesions in the surrounding cornea, and white fluffy hypopyon. Secondary attenuation of cell defense mechanisms ailer prolonged use of topical or systemic corticosteroid or immunosuppressive agents may also result in endogenous fungal infection.展开更多
基金Supported by the Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Basic Research Program(No.2016JM8017)
文摘Dear Editor,The cornea is the ocular structure most commonly affected by fungi. In general, fungal organisms infiltrate into cornea following ocular injuries, such as the vegetative trauma, leading to infectious fungal keratitis, which is characterized by epithelial defects, comeal edema and ulceration, satellite lesions in the surrounding cornea, and white fluffy hypopyon. Secondary attenuation of cell defense mechanisms ailer prolonged use of topical or systemic corticosteroid or immunosuppressive agents may also result in endogenous fungal infection.
