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Archive » 1996 » 3 » | Archive » Medical field » Fields » Clinical Cases » Archive » Medical field » Fields » Ophthalmology »

Acanthamoeba Keratitis

 
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Acanthamoeba is a free-living protozoon. Exposure to acanthamoeba is very common, but infections occur only rarely. Acanthamoeba keratitis should be suspected in every pacient with chronic, progressive ulcerative keratitis of a few weeks’ duration, from whom no specific organisms have been isolated, and who fails to respond to conventional antibacterial and antiviral therapy. The therapy is usually long and complicated. Penetrating keratoplasty may be required in cases of unresponsive progressive infection. One patient with chronic progressive acanthamoeba keratitis has been treated at our department so far.

Authors:
Schwarzbartl Marija Ana, Kraut Aleksandra, Logar Jernej

Keywords:
acanthamoeba keratitis

Cite as:
Med Razgl. 1996; 35: 417–20.

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