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Acanthamoeba keratitis: Experience from a tertiary eye care center in North India.
- Source :
- Tropical Parasitology; Jul-Dec2022, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p119-123, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
-
Abstract
- The free-living amebae of genus Acanthamoeba are an important cause of microbial keratitis. The clinical appearance of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) usually mimics viral or fungal keratitis. Thus, microbiological workup plays a significant role in the diagnosis and timely treatment of such cases. We report a retrospective case series of seven culture-confirmed AK cases from a tertiary eye care center in North India. Various risk factors and triggers of infection, clinical presentations, microbiological findings, and management of AK are elucidated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACANTHAMOEBA keratitis
TERTIARY care
FUNGAL keratitis
SYMPTOMS
KERATITIS
EYE care
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22295070
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Tropical Parasitology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160591267
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/tp.tp_16_22