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Table 3 Reported cases of eye infection caused by Exophiala as classified by species

From: Orbital abscess caused by Exophiala dermatitidis following posterior subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide: a case report and a review of literature related to Exophiala eye infections

Species

Diseases

Age/Sex

Outcome

Possible etiologies

Year

Country

Reference

E. dermatitidis

Orbital abscess

69/F

Healed

STTA, DM

2020

Japan

The current case

Endophthalmitis

59/M

Healed

Cataract surgery

2018

India

[3]

Endophthalmitis

60/M

Not healed

PK

2014

USA

[4]

Subconjunctival mycetoma

44/F

Healed

unknown

2010

Hong Kong

[5]

Keratitis

52/F

Healed

LASIK

2006

USA

[6]

Keratitis

75/M

Not healed

PK, steroid

2006

Taiwan

[7]

Keratitis

31/M

Not healed

PK

1999

France

[8]

Keratitis (corneal abscess)

35/M

Healed

Recklinghausen’s disease

1990

Czechoslovakia

[9]

E. jeanselmei

Keratitis

41/M

Healed

Plant injury

2013

USA

[10]

Subconjunctival mycetoma

76/M

Not healed

STTA

2009

USA

[11]

Keratitis

39/F

Healed

LASIK, rock-climbing

2008

USA

[12]

Keratitis

58/F

Healed

Trauma

2002

Israel

[13]

Endophthalmitis

67/M

Not healed

Cataract surgery, steroid

1999

Brazil

[14]

Endophthalmitis

52/F

Not healed

Cataract surgery, DM

1999

Brazil

[14]

Keratitis

42/M

Not healed

1993

Saudi Arabia

[15]

Endophthalmitis

Not healed

Trauma

1983

[16]

E. phaeomuriformis

Keratitis

67/M

Healed

KPro, CL

2018

USA

[17]

Keratitis

81/F

Healed

Laser treatment, CL

2018

Sweden

[18]

Keratitis

84/F

Healed

PK

2017

USA

[19]

E. werneckii

Endophthalmitis

83/F

Healed

Not determined

2000

USA

[20]

  1. F female, M male, STTA subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide, PK penetrating keratoplasty, LASIK laser in situ keratomleusis, DM diabetes mellitus, KPro keraoprosthesis, CL contact