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9587843

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
Multifocal stromal infiltrates or "satellite lesions" have been considered a characteristic feature of fungal keratitis. We examined two patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis who clinically presented with satellite lesions. The keratitis consisted of multifocal stromal infiltrates with indistinct white and fluffy margins. Both patients received topical fortified amikacin therapy with poor response. Lamellar keratectomy or penetrating keratoplasty was performed, respectively, in the two patients because of progressive stromal thinning and enlarging satellite lesions. Histopathologically, the main lesions consisted of dense infiltration of inflammatory cells with numerous acid-fast bacilli, while the satellite lesions were composed chiefly of inflammatory cells with fewer mycobacteria. Besides fungal keratitis, nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis should also be considered when satellite lesions are present.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0021-5155
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
115-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinicopathologic study of satellite lesions in nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports