Purpose: To describe a patient who developed Aureobasidium pullulans keratitis following refractive laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK).
Methods: A 52-year-old woman was referred to a tertiary care center 1 month after LASEK for treatment of a corneal ulcer that was unresponsive to conventional therapy. Mycology culture and fungal stain identified Aureobasidium as the infectious organism.
Results: The infection responded well to treatment with topical natamycin and systemic itraconazole.
Conclusions: Treatment with topical natamycin and systemic itraconazole is effective against Aureobasidium pullulans keratitis.
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