Successful culture of Acanthamoeba remains a key towards diagnosis of unusual clinical presentation of keratitis: A first case report from chhattisgarh.
J Family Med Prim Care
; 10(10): 3904-3907, 2021 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-34934700
ABSTRACT
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.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
J Family Med Prim Care
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India