PURPOSE: To report an unusual organism causing infection following lamellar keratoplasty. METHOD: Case report. RESULT: Both gram stain smear and culture from the interlamellar bed revealed Rhodotorula sp., a red yeast as a causative agent. CONCLUSION: Rhodotorula sp. can cause corneal lamellar graft infection.
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