Culture negative confoscan positive acanthamoeba keratitis: a relentless course
SQUMJ-Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2009; 9 (3): 337-340
in English
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ABSTRACT
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a protozoal infection of the eye, mainly due to the use of non-sterile solutions, like saline for disinfecting contact lenses. We report a case where delay in the diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis due to inadequate laboratory investigations and clinical management led to an excruciatingly painful course of the disease. The importance of non-invasive imaging techniques of confocal microscopy in the diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis, in the absence of positive culture reports, is highlighted in this case
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Eye Infections
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Keratoplasty, Penetrating
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Microscopy, Confocal
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Culture
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Sultan Qaboos Univ. Med. J.
Year:
2009
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