01124nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653002100051653001800072653001100090653001200101653000900113653001600122653002100138653001200159100001300171700002000184700001200204700001500216700001300231245005100244300001000295490000700305520052000312022001400832       1988                            d  c198810aCorneal Injuries10aCorneal Ulcer10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMitosporic Fungi10aMycoses1 aAnandi V1 aSuryawanshi N B1 aKoshi G1 aPadhye A A1 aAjello L00aCorneal ulcer caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis.  a301-60 v263 a<p>Following an injury to the right eye, a corneal ulcer with hypopyon developed in a leprosy patient. Direct examination of the corneal scrapings on three occasions showed septate, branched, dematiaceous hyphal elements. When scrapings were cultured on Sabouraud's glucose and brain heart infusion agars. Bipolaris hawaiiensis was isolated repeatedly. The patient responded successfully to treatment with nystatin ointment, although the central opacity of the cornea remained and visual acuity did not improve.</p>  a0268-1218