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In vivo confocal microscopy in the diagnosis of fungal keratitis: case report [PDF]
, 2006 The authors describe a case of fungal keratitis that the in vivo confocal microscopy helped in the diagnosis and follow-up. Confocal microscopy was done in a patient's ulcer that did not improve with several topical medicines.
Alves, Milton Ruiz +2 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009 Purpose : To review the epidemiological characteristics, microbiological profile, and treatment outcome of patients with suspected microbial keratitis.
Gopinathan Usha +3 more
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Distinguishing fungal and bacterial keratitis on clinical signs. [PDF]
, 2015 In many settings, laboratory support for the diagnosis of the type of microbial keratitis is not available. Experienced ophthalmologists have long maintained that it is sometimes possible to distinguish fungal from bacterial microbial keratitis on the ...
Burton, Matthew, Leck, Astrid
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Persistence of Innate Immune Pathways in Late Stage Human Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis: Results from a Comparative Transcriptome Analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Microbial keratitis (MK) is a major cause of blindness worldwide. Despite adequate antimicrobial treatment, tissue damage can ensue. We compared the human corneal transcriptional profile in late stage MK to normal corneal tissue to identify pathways ...
Andersson-Sjoland +51 more
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Fungal keratitis in Lattice dystrophy
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2010 We report a case of fungal keratitis occurring in a patient with lattice dystrophy. A 57-year-old farmer presented with a corneal ulcer following probable entry of paddy husk in the right eye, of one month duration. Corneal scraping revealed pigmented fungal filaments while culture grew Alternaria alternata. Treatment with 5% natamycin eye drops and 1%
Chatterjee Samrat, Agrawal Deepshikha
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The development of drugs against Acanthamoeba infections [PDF]
, 2016 For the past several decades, there has been little improvement in the morbidity and mortality associated with Acanthamoeba keratitis and Acanthamoeba encephalitis, respectively.
Aqeel, Yousuf +2 more
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Nattrassia mangiferae causing fungal keratitis
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2010 We report a case of fungal keratitis caused by the coelomycetous fungus Nattrassia mangiferae in a 70 year old gentleman, agriculturist by occupation, with a history of injury to his right eye. The scraping showed narrow septate fungal hyphae on a KOH mount, isolation of a fast growing black mould, which demonstrated hyphae and arthroconidia of varying
Kindo, A.J., Anita, S., Kalpana, S.
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Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Acanthamoeba species can cause a keratitis misdiagnosed as herpes keratitis or fungal keratitis. We report an unusual dendrite-like anterior stromal keratitis coinfected with Acanthamoeba and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an orthokeratology contact lens ...
Chih-Chien Hsu
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Efeito tópico de iodo-povidona 0,5% comparado com natamicina 5% em ceratites fúngicas causadas por Fusarium solani em um modelo animal de coelhos: estudo piloto [PDF]
, 2008 PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of topical administration of 0.5% povidone-iodine in experimental Fusarium solani keratitis in rabbits. METHODS: Fungal keratitis caused by Fusarium solani was induced in the right eye of 24 New Zealand rabbits.
Gompertz, Olga Fischman +6 more
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Diagnosis and treatment outcome of mycotic keratitis at a tertiary eye care center in eastern india
BMC Ophthalmology, 2011 Background Mycotic keratitis is an important cause of corneal blindness world over including India. Geographical location and climate are known to influence the profile of fungal diseases.
Rautaraya Bibhudutta +4 more
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