Zeitschrift für Infektionskrankheiten und Pathologie

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Scedosporium Prolificans Sclerokeratitis Following Pterygium Excision with Mitomycin C: A Case Requiring Enucleation

Nickisa M Hodgson, Helen King, Bradford W Lee, Deirdre Amaro, Don O Kikkawa, Jonathan H Lin, Bobby S Korn and Randy A Taplitz

Scedosporium prolificans is a rare cause of fungal sclerokeratitis following pterygium excision with beta-irradiation or Mitomycin C (MMC). We present a case of a male horticulturist with history of bilateral pterygium excision with MMC who presented for evaluation of refractory sclerokeratitis and was found to have S. prolificans sclerokeratitis. Despite aggressive topical and combination intravenous antifungal therapy, enucleation of the affected eye was required due to evidence of posterior scleral extension on imaging. S. prolificans should be considered in cases of refractory sclerokeratitis. Infections due to S. prolificans often do not respond to antifungal therapies alone and often require swift surgical management.