A novel case of Tropicoporus texanus and Aspergillus niger post-traumatic endophthalmitis
William C. Carter, Arjun G. Merchant, Rithwick Rajagopal · 2026
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William Carter and co-authors report, in a 2026 case study, a teenage girl whose eye infection after an injury involved a fungus never before tied to this disease. A welding wire accident cut her cornea and damaged the lens. Five weeks later she had a stubborn fungal infection inside the eye. Standard surgery and antifungal drugs failed to control it, and the retina detached within a week.
A second, urgent operation cleared the eye, repaired the detachment, and added stronger drugs. Vision then slowly improved over seven months, from seeing only hand motion to reading large print. Cultures finally grew two fungi: a known Aspergillus species and Tropicoporus texanus, a woodland fungus rarely seen in human infection. The authors warn eye doctors that this genus can drive aggressive, drug-resistant disease after trauma.
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| CREATOR | William C. Carter, Arjun G. Merchant, Rithwick Rajagopal |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |