Queratitis por Mycobaterium abscessus: comunicación del primer caso en Paraguay / Keratitis due to Mycobaterium abscessus: first case report in Paraguay
Rev. chil. infectol
; 39(1): 86-90, feb. 2022. ilus
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RESUMEN
Resumen Se presenta un caso clínico de queratitis por Mycobacterium abscessus en una mujer de 76 años, residente en la ciudad de Asunción, sin traumatismo ni cirugía ocular previa y con antecedente de una queratouveitis herpética. Por tratarse de una queratitis causada por un agente etiológico poco frecuente y por la importancia de un diagnóstico correcto y oportuno para la instauración del tratamiento adecuado, se comunica el primer caso de queratitis por micobacterias en Paraguay.
ABSTRACT
Abstract We present a clinical case of keratitis caused by M. abscessus in a 76-year-old female patient, resident in the city of Asunción, without trauma or previous ocular surgery and with a history of herpetic keratouveitis. Because it is a keratitis caused by a rare etiological agent and because of the importance of a correct and timely diagnosis for the establishment of appropriate treatment, the present case is reported, the first of Mycobacteria keratitis in Paraguay.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Main subject:
Keratitis
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Paraguay
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. chil. infectol
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2022
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Article
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