Acanthamoeba Keratitis and Acanthamoeba Conjunctivitis: A Case Report
| Autor: | Mehmet Baykara, Oktay Alver, Merve Yürük, Nazmiye Ülkü Tüzemen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Erythema genetic structures Acanthamoeba conjunctivi-tis Case Report medicine.disease_cause lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases 03 medical and health sciences Cornea medicine lcsh:RC109-216 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences Acanthamoeba keratitis Acanthamoeba conjunctivitis biology 030306 microbiology business.industry Eye infection medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Dermatology eye diseases Acanthamoeba Contact lens Ophthalmology clinic Genotype T2 Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Parasitology sense organs Irritation medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 15, Iss 2 (2020) Iranian Journal of Parasitology |
| ISSN: | 1735-7020 |
| Popis: | Acanthamoeba species are vision-threatening agents by causing cornea infections known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. A 5 year-old kid with the complaints of erythema, eyelid edema, inflammation, limitation of eye movements in the right eye, and having no history of wearing contact lenses or trauma, was diagnosed of Acanthamoeba conjunctivitis through laboratory examinations in the Ophthalmology clinic. The visual sharpness of the patient improved after the treatment. A 44 year-old female patient suffering from pain, stinging, irritation, and inability to see in the left eye with the history of wearing contact lenses or trauma was diagnosed of Acanthamoeba keratitis through laboratory examinations. The agent was isolated and identified as "A. castellani" in the Genotype "T2". Examination of the left eye on the 15th day of treatment indicated that all complaints disappeared except for the cataract originated visual loss. However, the first diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis appeared in the literature on a case with no history of wearing contact lenses and trauma it is found to be attention grabbing. We think that Acanthamoeba should not be ignored among microbial agents that cause eye infection with or without trauma and contact lens usage history. |
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