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Herpes simplex keratitis: Challenges in diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]
, 2017 Herpes simplex virus is responsible for numerous ocular diseases, the most common of which is herpetic stromal keratitis. This is a recurrent infection of the cornea that typically begins with a subclinical infection of the cornea that establishes a ...
Azher, Tayaba N +4 more
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Penicillium keratitis in an Immunocompetent Patient from Pune, Maharashtra, India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 The incidence of fungal keratitis is less common than bacterial and viral keratitis. However, it remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Delayed clinical diagnosis is common mainly because of lack of suspicion.
Chanda Ratnakar Vyawahare +4 more
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Cladosporium keratitis – a case report and literature review [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Fungal keratitis is one of the major causes of infectious keratitis in tropical countries. Symptoms of fungal keratitis consist of blurred vision, redness, tearing, photophobia, pain and foreign body sensation.
Chien-Neng Kuo +3 more
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Management of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Association with Fungal Keratitis in a HIV Positive Individual [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia (OSSN) co-existent with fungal keratitis in an immunodeficient individual has rarely been talked about in literature.
Prabhakar Singh +2 more
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Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2021 Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of preventable keratitis, seasonal variations, and microbiological etiology along with quack practices presented at a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Maharashtra (Central India), over a period ...
Namrata Kabra +2 more
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Multiple Scalp Lesions in a Patient with Keratitis, Ichthyosis and Deafness Syndrome Mimicking Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma on 18F-FDG PET/CT. [PDF]
, 2009 We report the case of a 17-year-old girl with keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness (KID) syndrome. As a complication of her KID syndrome she developed squamous cell carcinoma at the left index finger. Additional clinical features were multiple soft tissue
Daldrup-Link, Heike +4 more
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Recent Perspectives in the Management of Fungal Keratitis [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Mycotic keratitis is common in warm, humid regions with a varying profile of pathogenic fungi according to geographical origin, socioeconomic status, and climatic condition. Clinical diagnosis can be challenging in difficult cases and those refractory to treatment.
Nimmy Raj +5 more
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Global Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2022 Introduction: Mycotic keratitis is one of the commonest causes of eye infections especially in male which works mainly in outdoor. Filamentous fungi (mould-like fungi) were the common cause of Mycotic keratitis and common presentations seen in ...
Vaibhav Misra +3 more
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Phialophora chinensis fungal keratitis: An initial case report and species identification
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: To report the initial case of microbial keratitis caused by Phialophora chinensis, a rare cause of fungal keratitis. Observations: A 66-year-old gentleman with a complex right eye (OD) ocular history including herpes simplex virus infectious ...
Briana Ply +6 more
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Fungal keratitis: The Aravind experience
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 Research becomes very significant and meaningful when it addresses a significant public health problem of a region. Fungal keratitis is a serious problem affecting the agrarian poor and hence requires attention from public health specialists. The approach to a public health issue should focus not only on treatment but also prevention or at least show a
Srinivasan Muthiah +2 more
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