Literature DB >> 28993355

Bilateral fungal keratitis with ring infiltrates: a rare scenario.

Manthan Hasmukhbhai Chaniyara1, Amar Pujari1, Jayanand Urkude1, Namrata Sharma1.   

Abstract

A 12-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with chief complaints of pain, redness, discharge and diminution of vision in both eyes over the previous 20 days. There was no history of preceding trauma, contact lens use, any eye drop usage or ocular surgery. Systemic history was not significant. Presenting uncorrected visual acuity in his right eye was counting fingers at 1 m and 20/200 in the left eye, with accurate projection of rays in both eyes. Slit lamp biomicroscopy showed the presence of bilateral diffuse conjunctival congestion, corneal ring infiltrates and epithelial defect with corneal oedema. Potassium hydroxide wet mount showed the presence of septate fungal hyphae. The patient was treated with topical 5% natamycin and 1% voriconazole over a period of 6 weeks. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/600 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye at 6-month follow-up. © BMJ Publishing Group Ltd (unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.

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Keywords:  anterior chamber; infectious diseases; medical management

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Year:  2017        PMID: 28993355      PMCID: PMC5652377          DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221226

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  BMJ Case Rep        ISSN: 1757-790X


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