TY - JOUR T1 - Cryptococcus albidus keratitis after corneal transplantation JF - Cornea Y1 - 2005 A1 - de Castro,L. E. A1 - Sarraf,O. A. A1 - Lally,J. M. A1 - Sandoval,H. P. A1 - Solomon,K. D. A1 - Vroman,D. T. KW - *Disease Transmission, Infectious KW - *Tissue Donors KW - Aged KW - Corneal Ulcer / *microbiology KW - Cryptococcosis / etiology / *transmission KW - Eye Infections, Fungal / etiology / *transmission KW - Female KW - Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy / *surgery KW - Humans KW - Keratoplasty, Penetrating / *adverse effects KW - Middle Aged KW - Reoperation AB - PURPOSE: To report suspected donor-to-host transmission of Cryptococcus albidus after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS: Review of the literature and a case report of a 69-year-old woman who underwent penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs corneal dystrophy and developed persistent corneal infiltrates 7 months postoperatively are presented. RESULTS: Cryptococcus albidus was cultured from the original donor tissue at the time of the repeat keratoplasty. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates an unusual case of cryptococcal keratitis after keratoplasty suspected to be a donor-to-host transmission. VL - 24 ER - internal-pdf://de Castro - Cryptococcus_albidus_Keratitis-1218305792/de Castro - Cryptococcus_albidus_Keratitis.pdf CP - 7 N1 - de Castro, Luis E Fernandez Sarraf, Oday Al Lally, Joseph M Sandoval, Helga P Solomon, Kerry D Vroman, David T EY-014793/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States Case Reports Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. United States Cornea Cornea. 2005 Oct;24(7):882-3. ID - 404 ER -