| Literature DB >> 27558689 |
S Reichart-Peter1, K Manousaridis2, H Dirschmid3, S Mennel2.
Abstract
A 31-year-old woman presented with mild keratitis of her left eye. The use of daily disposable contact lenses, regularly rinsed with tap water, and the development of perineural corneal infiltrates resulted in the clinical suspicion of infection with Acanthamoeba. Corneal epithelial scraping probe for polymerase chain reaction on Acanthamoeba confirmed the clinical diagnosis. Although the treatment was limited to low-dose propamidine monotherapy because of reduced tolerability, the keratitis healed with almost no scarring after 13 months of consequent medication.Entities:
Keywords: Acanthamoeba; Keratitis; Polyhexamethylene biguanide; Propamidine isethionate; Radial keratoneuritis
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Year: 2017 PMID: 27558689 DOI: 10.1007/s00347-016-0350-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ophthalmologe ISSN: 0941-293X Impact factor: 1.059