Clinical Comparison of Fusarium Keratitis according to the Initial Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Smear: A Retrospective Study in South Korea
Table 3
Clinical manifestations for eyes with culture-provenFusarium keratitis divided by the initial KOH smear.
Variables
KOH-positive (n = 32)
KOH-negative (n = 47)
Total (n = 79)
value
Location
0.722
Central
14 (43.8)
23 (48.9)
37 (46.8)
Paracentral
13 (40.6)
15 (31.9)
28 (35.4)
Peripheral
5 (15.6)
9 (19.1)
14 (17.7)
Shape of ulcers
0.467
Irregular
26 (81.2)
41 (87.2)
67 (84.8)
Circle
6 (18.8)
6 (12.8)
12 (15.2)
Depth of infiltration
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0.008
Superficial
16 (50.0)
10 (21.3)
26 (32.9)
Deep
16 (50.0)
37 (78.7)
53 (67.1)
Feathery margin
13 (40.6)
16 (34.0)
29 (36.7)
0.551
Satellite lesion
4 (12.5)
2 (4.3)
6 (7.6)
0.174
Hypopyon
16 (50.0)
28 (59.6)
44 (55.7)
0.400
Endothelial plaque
3 (9.4)
10 (21.3)
13 (16.5)
0.161
Size of ulcers (mm2)
10.26 ± 8.75
11.58 ± 9.60
11.05 ± 9.24
0.444†
Initial VA (logMAR)
1.58 ± 0.95
1.53 ± 0.80
1.56 ± 0.86
0.698†
Final VA (logMAR)
1.41 ± 1.28
1.94 ± 1.25
1.72 ± 1.28
0.049†
Time to start initial antifungal eye drops
1.13 ± 0.49
3.93 ± 4.89
2.75 ± 3.97
0.002†
Values are presented as a mean ± standard deviation or number (%). KOH = potassium hydroxide, VA = visual acuity, LogMAR = logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution. Chi-square test; †a value was calculated using the Mann–Whitney test.
