Mycobacterium chelonei Keratopathy With Visual Rehabilitation by a Triple Procedure

Autor:	Timothy L Lee, Rhoads E Stevens, Rex D Couch, Timothy B Crane, Robin Terui
Rok vydání:	1990
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Eye disease Visual rehabilitation Mycobacterium chelonei Intraocular lens medicine.disease eye diseases Surgery Keratitis Amikacin medicine Etiology sense organs business Uveitis medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina. 21:802-806
ISSN:	2325-8179 2325-8160
DOI:	10.3928/1542-8877-19901101-12
Popis:	We report a chronic keratouveitis following an eye injury, the etiology of which remained obscure despite repeated corneal scrapings and cultures. Eventually, the diagnosis was established by culturing Mycobacterium chelonei from a corneal biopsy specimen. Topical amikacin resolved active inflammation, but dense corneal scarring and a cataract remained. Visual rehabilitation was achieved through a combined penetrating keratoplasty, extracapsular cataract extraction, and intraocular lens implantation. This case illustrates that there should be a high index of suspicion of atypical mycobacteria when faced with any unusual keratitis, particularly following penetrating injuries and corneal grafts.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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