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7887330

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Acanthamoeba keratitis in Japan was first reported by Ishibashi in 1988. Since then, the incidence of Acanthamoeba keratitis has gradually increased. We retrospectively analyzed 39 cases, 42 eyes, of amoebic keratitis reported in Japan from 1988 to September 1993. Of the 39 patients, 35 (89.7%) wore contact lenses, 32 (82.1%) soft contact lenses, and 3 (7.7%) hard contact lenses, and 4 (10.3%) did not wear contact lenses. Of the 4 patients without contact lenses, 3 had a history of trauma. Acanthamoeba keratitis is often difficult to diagnose. Twenty-four cases were misdiagnosed as herpetic keratitis. Early diagnosis and adequate therapy are important.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0029-0203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
68-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
[A nation-wide survey on the occurrence of amoebic keratitis in Japan].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Daini Hospital, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract