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2147501

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
38
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-14
pubmed:abstractText
A new case of Acanthamoeba keratitis in a young woman using contact lenses is reported. Although the patient strictly complied with decontamination rules, she developed a huge corneal abscess invading the anterior chamber. After a misleading initial phase, the diagnosis was suspected on clinical grounds and was confirmed by parasitologists. The infection followed a favourable course, thereby avoiding surgery and its unpredictable consequences, but an opaque speck remained in the centre of the cornea. This case illustrates a pathology which is getting less and less exceptional, even in France where such pathogens can be found in the water for normal household use. Subjects wearing contact lenses and who are particularly exposed should be warned of the risk of infection they incur. Doctors should be taught to bear this diagnosis in mind in order to guide parasitological investigations and to obtain confirmation as early as possible.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0755-4982
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1759-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
[Acanthamoeba keratitis in subjects with contact lenses].
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Saint-Roch, Nice.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports