Volume : 5, Issue : 8, August - 2016

Mycological profile of infectious keratitis in tertiary hospital of Kumaon, Uttarakhand

Dr Shanti Pandey, Dr Vivekanand Satyawali, Dr Govind Singh Titiyal, Dr Kalpana Kumari

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Background: Corneal infection because of fungal origin is common in India and the ocular morbidity is greater than bacterial keratitis and diagnosis is often delayed. Methods: A prospective study on mycological profile of fungal keratitis was done at a tertiary care centre of Kumaon region from November 2012 to November 2015 . Socio-demographic data, information pertaining to the risk factors, clinical presentation and fungal species isolation by culture was recorded. Results: Out of136 patients with infective corneal ulcer, majority 77(56.6%) cases were pure fungal (Aspergillus spp in49.3% , Fusarium spp in 31.2% ) Most patients of fungal keratitis belong to age group of 21-45 years and were of rural origin. There was slight male preponderance (53.2%) and majority (62.3%) of the patients presented to hospital within 2-3 weeks of onset of symptoms in the month of April to June (44.2%). Ocular trauma by vegetative matte (37.6%) is most common predisposing factor in all patients with suspected infective mycotic keratitis.Conclusion:Mycotic keratitis is the most common type of infective keratitis in Kumaon region, Uttarakhand and it occurred most frequently after a trauma with vegetative matter.</p>