MYCOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CORNEAL ULCER AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN CENTRAL INDIA

Dr. Sharmila Raut, Dr. Sonal Chavan, Dr. Shweta, Dr. Ravindra Khadse, Dr. Rajni P. Tore

Abstract


Aim and objective: To study the Mycological prole of corneal ulcer in patients attending tertiary care hospital, from
January 2019 to September 2019 ,IGGMC ,Nagpur
Methods: Corneal scrapings collected under slit-lamp examination with aseptic precautions were subjected to KOH mount, Gram stain,
inoculated on Sabouraud dextrose agar and sent to Microbiology lab for further processing .
Results: Out of total of 56 patients with keratitis, 22 were positive for fungal growth. These included 43 (76.79%) men and 13(23.2%) women.
Overall, 69.6% were rural inhabitants and 30.4% were urban. Most common affected age group was 31-40yrs (30.90%) . Farmers were (50%)
mostly affected occupational group. The commonest risk factor was trauma 68.17%.The incidence of fungal keratitis in our study was 39.3%.
The most common fungal isolate was Aspergillus species (36.36%) and Candida (22.72%)
Conclusion: Mycotic keratitis is an avoidable disease .Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent the blindness.


Keywords


Corneal ulcer, KOH mount, Sabouraud's Dextrose Agar

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