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Early diagnosis and treatment in a case of Acanthamoeba keratitis Noriko Takaoka 1 , Takao Hirowatari 1 , Takako Tachikawa 1 , Kenichi Akiyama 2 , Masao Matsubara 1 1Dept of Ophthalmol, Tokyo Women's Med Univ Med Cent East 2Akiyama Eye Clin pp.1879-1883
Published Date 2007/10/15
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1410101960
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Abstract. Purpose:To report a case of Acanthamoeba keratitis with fair outcome after early diagnosis and treatment. Case and Findings:A 35-year-old female presented with foreign body sensation in her left eye since 10 days before. She had been using soft contact lens once a week. Her corrected visual acuity was 1.2 right and 1.0 left. Her left cornea showed a linear opacity running from the limbus to the center associated with infiltration. Epithelial defect was absent. Acanthamoeba was cultured from corneal scrapings and her contact lens. She was treated by repeated corneal debridement, systemic itraconazole, topical gatifloxacin among others. Culture of corneal scraping became negative on day 11 after start of treatment. Conclusion:Early treatment is essential for Acanthamoeba keratitis. Culture of corneal scrapings is recommended in suspected cases for the sake of early diagnosis.


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