Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in a patient without human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Autor: Silverstein BE; Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco 94122-0944, USA., Cunningham ET Jr, Margolis TP, Cevallos V, Wong IG
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of ophthalmology [Am J Ophthalmol] 1997 Sep; Vol. 124 (3), pp. 395-6.
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)70833-5
Abstrakt: Purpose: To describe a case of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in a patient without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Methods: Case report. An epithelial corneal scraping from a woman with chronic bilateral keratoconjunctivitis was evaluated by Giemsa stain.
Results: Giemsa stain of an epithelial corneal scraping disclosed intracellular and extracellular spores characteristic of microsporidia. An HIV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test was negative. The signs and symptoms of the bilateral keratoconjunctivitis resolved after treatment with albendazole.
Conclusion: Microsporidia may cause a chronic epithelial keratoconjunctivitis in the absence of HIV infection.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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