Abstract
A 12-year-old girl with fungal keratitis following injury with a vegetable foreign body was successfully treated with oral fluconazole, a new antifungal agent. The infection resolved completely with good visual recovery. Fluconazole was well tolerated systemically.
MeSH terms
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Administration, Oral
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Child
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Corneal Ulcer / drug therapy*
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Corneal Ulcer / microbiology
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Corneal Ulcer / pathology
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Eye Foreign Bodies / complications
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Eye Foreign Bodies / microbiology
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Eye Infections, Fungal / drug therapy*
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Eye Infections, Fungal / pathology
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Eye Injuries / complications
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Eye Injuries / microbiology
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Female
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Fluconazole / administration & dosage
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Fluconazole / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Mycoses / drug therapy*
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Mycoses / pathology
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Vegetables