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中国罕见的角膜真菌病致病菌:黄色曲霉菌和长喙壳菌:病例报告

 

Authors Jiang LH, Sheng L, Luo J, Rong JC

Received 9 July 2025

Accepted for publication 12 September 2025

Published 18 September 2025 Volume 2025:18 Pages 4965—4970

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S550103

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Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 2

Editor who approved publication: Prof. Dr. Héctor M. Mora-Montes

Li-Hua Jiang,* Li Sheng,* Jie Luo, Jin-Cheng Rong

Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Qingdao University, Yantai, 264000, People’s Republic of China

*These authors contributed equally to this work

Correspondence: Jin-Cheng Rong, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yudong Road 20, Zhifu District, Yantai, Shandong, 264000, People’s Republic of China, Email jch100.cool@163.com

Abstract: Keratomycosis is a severe sight-threatening infection of the human cornea, accounting for around 50% of infectious keratitis cases both in China and globally. Its dominant fungal pathogens vary according to region and climate. It is caused by various pathogenic species with divergent clinical manifestations. Our knowledge on the phylogenetic data of fungal species for keratomycosis is still limited. Here, we describe two clinical cases of immunocompetent patients involving two rare fungal pathogens that cause fungal keratitis. Of these two pathogens, Achaetomium luteum is a novel pathogen for corneal infections, and another species, Exserohilum rostratum, is a rare cause of fungal keratitis. These two cases may provide more insights into the diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of keratomycosis.

Keywords: keratomycosis, etiology, dematiaceous fungi, Achaetomium luteum, Exserohilum rostratum