Fungal keratitis: study of increasing trend and common determinants
| Autor: | Priyanka Karki, Yogesh Acharya, Bhawana Acharya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Fungal eye Infections Epidemiology business.industry Short Communication prevalence Clinical course complication medicine.disease Review article contact lenses Contact lens 03 medical and health sciences Management strategy 0302 clinical medicine risk factor 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Medicine Fungal keratitis Risk factor business Complication Intensive care medicine Pathological |
| Zdroj: | Nepal Journal of Epidemiology |
| ISSN: | 2091-0800 |
| DOI: | 10.3126/nje.v7i2.17975 |
| Popis: | Fungal keratitis is one of the leading cause of ocular morbidity. Fungal keratitis possesses a clinical challenge due to its slow pathologic process, overlapping features, diagnostic difficulty, and potential complications. Its increasing trend can be attributed to the use of contact lens, non-judiciary corticosteroid, and vegetative trauma. Early diagnosis and treatment is the cornerstone for its effective control. Knowledge of pathological course and clinical characteristics of fungal keratitis will definitely add in early diagnosis and treatment, with reduction in ocular morbidity. This review article explores the risk factor of fungal keratitis, its clinical course and management strategy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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