Infectious Crystalline Keratopathy After Corneal Cross-linking
| Autor: | Huda Al-Ghadeer, Tariq Mudhaiyan, Reem Al-Huthail, Mohammed Al-Amry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Male Keratoconus medicine.medical_specialty infectious crystalline keratopathy Visual acuity genetic structures 030106 microbiology Visual Acuity Case Report Infectious Keratitis Streptococcus salivarius Eye Infections Bacterial Keratitis Cornea 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult Corneal cross-linking 0302 clinical medicine Blurred vision Infectious crystalline keratopathy Ophthalmology Streptococcal Infections Medicine Humans business.industry streptococcus General Medicine medicine.disease eye diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Cross-Linking Reagents 030221 ophthalmology & optometry sense organs Collagen medicine.symptom business Complication |
| Zdroj: | Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology |
| ISSN: | 0975-1599 |
| Popis: | To report a rare case of infectious keratitis after collagen cross-linking (CXL) for keratoconus. A 20-year-old male patient underwent CXL for keratoconus in his right eye. Four weeks after the procedure, he reported blurred vision and redness with increasing pain in the treated eye. Ophthalmic examination revealed a corneal epithelial defect with corneal infiltrates that exhibited branching needle-like opacities. The patient was diagnosed with infectious crystalline keratopathy (ICK). Corneal scrapings and culture indicated the presence of Streptococcus sanguinis. The patient was successfully treated with fortified vancomycin and ceftazidime over several weeks. ICK is a potential post-operative complication of CXL that can lead to corneal scarring with a permanent reduction in visual acuity. |
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