Acanthamoeba keratitis successfully treated medically.

The first medical cure of a corneal infection due to an Acanthamoeba species is reported. The 44-year-old patient developed a suppurative keratitis associated with an epithelial defect, hypopyon, and secondary glaucoma. Acanthamoeba was confirmed as the causative agent four months after presentation...

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Main Authors: Wright, P, Warhurst, D, Jones, B R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1985
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1040738/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4052364
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