Tuesday, 15 March 2016

Features of fungal ulcer | PGI MCQs


Features of fungal ulcer: 

a. Symptoms more than signs 
b. Dry ulcer 
c. Diffuse corneal edema 
d. Hyphated margins
e. hypopyon


Ans: (B) Dry ulcer; (E). hypopyon
* Signs of fungal keratitis are
- a grayish, stromal infiltrate with a dry texture
- surrounding satellite, feathery, finger like lesions

- an underlying endothelial plaque & hypopyon may be present.