Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for the Management of Mycotic Keratitis

Autor: Macit Ilkit, Elif Erdem, Ibrahim Inan Harbiyeli, Reha Ersoz, Hazal Boral, Meltem Yagmur
Přispěvatelé: Çukurova Üniversitesi
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Mycopathologia. 183:521-527
ISSN: 1573-0832
0301-486X
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-018-0247-8
Popis: PubMedID: 29453698 Purpose: To evaluate the efficiency of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in addition to topical voriconazole in cases with mycotic keratitis. Design: Retrospective case series in a tertiary university hospital. Participants: CXL was performed on 13 patients with mycotic keratitis who presented poor or no response to topical voriconazole treatment. Methods: The clinical features, symptoms, treatment results and complications were recorded retrospectively. The corneal infection was graded according to the depth of infection into the stroma (from grade 1 to grade 3). The visual analogue scale was used to calculate the pain score before and 2 days after surgery. Main Outcome Measures: Grade of the corneal infection. Results: Mean age of 13 patients (6 female and 7 male) was 42.4 ± 17.7 years (20–74 years). Fungus was demonstrated in culture (eight patients) or cytological examination (five patients). Seven of the 13 patients (54%) were healed with topical voriconazole and CXL adjuvant treatment in 26 ± 10 days (15–40 days). The remaining six patients did not respond to CXL treatment; they initially presented with higher grade ulcers. Pre- and post-operative pain score values were 8 ± 0.8 and 3.5 ± 1, respectively (p
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