Background: Purpureocillium lilacinum eye infections (previously called Paecilomyces lilacinus) make up a significant percentage of the recorded cases of infection by this fungus, and is considered as an emerging pathogen.
Aims: To report a case of ocular mycosis in a patient aged 70, with a double corneal transplantation in the right eye, and exhibiting a poor response to antifungal and surgical treatment.
Methods: Corneal ring and ocular tissues obtained by surgical procedures were cultured in common mycological media. Molecular identification of the isolated fungus was obtained.
Results: Colonies of a filamentous fungus were obtained, and according to the macroscopic and microscopic morphology it was identified as P. lilacinum. The identification was confirmed by molecular methods in a reference laboratory.
Conclusions: Eye infections due to P. lilacinum are rare but serious diseases that requires rapid diagnostic and therapeutic measures to enable visual function to recover.
【저자키워드】 fungal keratitis, Infecciones oculares, Ocular infections, Paecilomyces lilacinus, Queratitis fúngicas.,