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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Nielsen, Esben
• Hjortdal, Jesper

Titel

Early stage of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Ist Teil von

• Ugeskrift for læger, 2011-11, Vol.173 (46), p.2959

Ort / Verlag

Denmark

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We present a case of early detected Acanthamoeba keratitis. The patient was a 31 year-old female with keratitis who was referred to our clinic. Upon arrival the patient presented with subepithelial corneal infiltrates and radiating neuritis. In vivo confocal microscopy showed Acanthamoeba cysts and treatment was initiated. Polymerase chain reaction analysis later confirmed the diagnosis and after three months symptoms had abated and vision was 1.0 (6/6). We confirm that an early diagnosis af Acanthamoeba keratitis is pivotal.