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Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with fungal keratitis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 2001 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:American Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 131, pages 508-509 (issn: 0002-9394,

Authors: Ben J. Glasgow; Ben J. Glasgow; Bartly J. Mondino; Nicholas A. Froumis; Nicholas A. Froumis;

doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00827-8

pmid: 11292419

Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with fungal keratitis

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Abstract

To report fungal infection complicating Acanthamoeba keratitis.Case report. A 45-year-old woman with contact lens-related bilateral Acanthamoeba keratitis developed corneal ulcer, corneal perforation, and mature cataract in the left eye, which was managed by penetrating keratoplasty, lensectomy, and vitrectomy.Histopathologic examination of the keratoplasty specimen from the left eye revealed extensive lamellar stromal necrosis with the coexistence of both empty cysts and branching hyphae. Cultures from the keratoplasty specimen grew Scedosporium apiospermum.Keratomycosis caused by S. apiospermum may complicate protracted Acanthamoeba keratitis.

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University of Chicago
United States
Jules Stein Eye Institute
United States

Keywords

Acanthamoeba, Cataract Extraction, Middle Aged, Cornea, Acanthamoeba Keratitis, Mycetoma, Vitrectomy, Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear, Animals, Humans, Female, Scedosporium, Corneal Ulcer, Eye Infections, Fungal, Keratoplasty, Penetrating

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