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Rubeola Keratitis

Ophthalmology, 1981
Twenty-seven young adult patients with rubeola were evaluated during the acute contagious phase of their disease. Koplik's spots were present in all patients. Conjunctivitis was present in 15 of the 27 (56%), and photophobia was present in 14 of the 27 (52%). Bilateral epithelial keratitis was present in all 27 patients.
P S, Deckard, T J, Bergstrom
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Sterile Keratitis

Augenheilkunde up2date, 2013
ZusammenfassungSterile Keratitiden können als rein okuläres Problem, aber auch im Rahmen einer potenziell letalen Grunderkrankung auftreten. Diagnosestellung und Management dieser Erkrankung sind eine große Herausforderung für den Augenarzt. Neben therapeutischen Grundprinzipien für alle nicht infektiösen Keratitiden und Ulzerationen bestimmt die ...
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Colletotrichum keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002
To evaluate Colletotrichum keratitis and to report the risk factors and clinical course.Interventional case series.In order to report the clinical course of Colletotichum keratitis, fungal keratitis cases between January 1980 and February 2001 in an institutional setting were retrospectively reviewed and 10 eyes of 9 patients with Colletotrichum ...
Viviana, Fernandez   +3 more
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Survey of Ophthalmology, 1998
Acanthamoeba species are an important cause of microbial keratitis that may cause severe ocular inflammation and visual loss. The first cases were recognized in 1973, but the disease remained very rare until the 1980s, when an increase in incidence mainly associated with contact lens wear was reported.
C D, Illingworth, S D, Cook
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Fusarium-Keratitis

Der Ophthalmologe, 2008
The case of a previously healthy 48-year-old patient (not a contact lens wearer) with a Fusarium keratitis is reported. He had developed a deep corneal ulcer with total stromal infiltration (Fusarium ssp.). An intensive topical and systemic antiinfectious medication was initiated, along with some procedures (keratoplasty, rinsing of the anterior ...
R, Augsten   +4 more
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FUNGAL KERATITIS

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1992
As Jones has emphasized, the successful management of microbial keratitis, fungal or otherwise, necessitates five steps: (1) clinical suspicion and clinical diagnosis; (2) performing the proper laboratory procedures; (3) initiating antimicrobial therapy based on the results of laboratory studies; (4) modifying the initial therapy based on the clinical ...
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis

2008
The incidence of Acanthamoeba keratitis has decreased significantly, and it is no longer a reportable condition in the United States. Corneal abrasion and contact lenses play an important role in the development of Acanthamoeba keratitis. One of the most important features of the disease is severe pain, which is atypical for herpes simplex.
J P, McCulley   +2 more
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Moraxella Keratitis

Cornea, 1991
Moraxella corneal ulcers are uncommon but may be complicated by marked inflammation and corneal perforation. In a series of eight cases treated over a period of 6 years, despite appropriate antibiotic therapy, descemetoceles and/or perforations developed in four cases, resulting in loss of the eye in two cases.
S J, Marioneaux   +3 more
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Infectious keratitis

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2007
Infectious keratitis is a medical emergency. Improper management can lead to marked loss of vision. This review identifies recent trends in the study of infectious keratitis.A multicountry outbreak of Fusarium keratitis emphasizes that contact lens wear is a major risk factor for infectious keratitis.
Philip Aloysius, Thomas   +1 more
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Amoebic Keratitis

Ophthalmologica, 1980
A 67-year-old man with chronic keratitis was treated with a multitude of antibiotics, corticosteroids and other medicines. Despite temporary relief, perforation with iris prolapse occurred about 4 months after the initial symptoms, and the eye had to be removed.
A, Hamburg, J F, De Jonckheere
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