TY - JOUR T1 - Rhodotorula sp. infection in corneal interface following lamellar keratoplasty--a case report JF - Acta Ophthalmol Scand Y1 - 1999 A1 - Panda,A. A1 - Pushker,N. A1 - Nainiwal,S. A1 - Satpathy,G. A1 - Nayak,N. KW - Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use KW - Cornea / microbiology KW - Corneal Diseases / *microbiology / therapy KW - Corneal Transplantation / *adverse effects KW - Eye Infections, Fungal / *etiology / therapy KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Mycoses / *etiology / therapy KW - Reoperation KW - Rhodotorula / *isolation & purification KW - Visual Acuity AB - PURPOSE: To report an unusual organism causing infection following lamellar keratoplasty. METHOD: Case report. RESULT: Both gram stain smear and culture from the interlamellar bed revealed Rhodotorula sp., a red yeast as a causative agent. CONCLUSION: Rhodotorula sp. can cause corneal lamellar graft infection. VL - 77 ER - internal-pdf://Panda - Rhodotorula infection-1990325760/Panda - Rhodotorula infection.pdf CP - 2 N1 - Panda, A Pushker, N Nainiwal, S Satpathy, G Nayak, N Case Reports Denmark Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 1999 Apr;77(2):227-8. ID - 1131 ER -