Acanthamoeba as a cause of peripheral ulcerative keratitis

被引：6
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作者：
Moreira, AT
Prajna, NV [1 ]
机构：
[1] Aravind Eye Hosp, Cornea & Refract Serv, Madurai 625020, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] Postgrad Inst Ophthalmol, Madurai 625020, Tamil Nadu, India
来源：
CORNEA | 2003年 / 22卷 / 06期
关键词：
peripheral ulcerative keratitis; microbiological investigations; Acanthamoeba;
D O I：
10.1097/00003226-200308000-00018
中图分类号：
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号：
100212 ;
摘要：
Purpose. To report a case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis caused by Acanthamoeba. Methods. Case report and review of the literature. A 37-year-old woman with a history of pain and redness of the right eye with no apparent predisposing factors, on examination, revealed a peripheral ulcerative keratitis. Result. Microbiological investigations of the corneal infiltrate revealed Acanthamoeba cysts. Conclusion. All cases of peripheral ulcerative keratitis should be subjected to routine microbiological evaluation including those for Acanthamoeba.
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页码：576 / 577
页数：2
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