Necrotizing scleritis due to .

PURPOSE

To report the management and outcome of a case of necrotizing scleritis due to .

METHODS

Case report.

RESULTS

A 79-year-old woman developed scleral inflammation following accidental trauma with a gorse plant in her left eye. An abscess formed at the site of the injury, which was surgically drained. Filamentous fungi were identified from the abscess contents, and oral voriconazole and topical voriconazole and natamycin drops were prescribed. Phenotypic analysis confirmed the presence of , with low minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for voriconazole and amphotericin B. Two weeks later the patient presented with an area of necrotizing scleritis which required surgical debridement and scleral grafting. Three months later, the scleral inflammation had resolved leaving an area of scleromalacia.

CONCLUSIONS

is a common environmental fungus that has recently emerged as a human pathogen and a rare cause of scleritis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of scleritis in which a pure culture of was obtained. Successful management poses a challenge as there are limited reports on antifungal susceptibility and a combination of medical and surgical treatment is often required.