Successful culture of Acanthamoeba remains a key towards diagnosis of unusual clinical presentation of keratitis: A first case report from chhattisgarh

被引：5

作者：

Wankhade, Archana B. ^{[1
]}

Patro, Priyadarshini ^{[1
]}

Mishra, Neeta ^{[2
]}

Das, Padma ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] AIIMS, Dept Microbiol, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

[2] AIIMS, Dept Ophthalmol, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

来源：

JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE | 2021年 / 10卷 / 10期

关键词：

Free living amoebae; granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE); keratitis; keratoconjunctivitis; NN medium;

D O I：

10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_369_21

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

A fifty-nine-year-old female with corneal ulcer with a history of trauma in the past having clinical presentation of fungal keratitis visited the Ophthalmology outpatient department with a history of redness, watering, pain and white discoloration of the right eye cornea for two months. Sample was cultured on non-nutrient agar medium and revealed Acanthamoeba. Patient was managed with Chlorhexidine eye drop and keratoplasty.

引用

页码：3904 / 3907

页数：4

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