Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye

Thomas F Mauger, Rebecca Ann Kuennen, Reynell Harder Smith, William SawyerDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAPurpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the diagnosis, course, and outcome of a case of Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas keratitis with a fung...

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Autores principales:	Thomas F Mauger, Rebecca Ann Kuennen, Reynell Harder Smith, et al
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2010
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2d4d1a6481a74c5abafbb1739d70024a2021-12-02T02:43:28ZAcanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/2d4d1a6481a74c5abafbb1739d70024a2010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/acanthamoeba-and-stenotrophomonas-maltophilia-keratitis-with-fungal-ke-a5527https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Thomas F Mauger, Rebecca Ann Kuennen, Reynell Harder Smith, William SawyerDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAPurpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the diagnosis, course, and outcome of a case of Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas keratitis with a fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye.Methods: A case of Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas keratitis was diagnosed with confocal microscopy and cultures with confocal diagnosis of fungal keratitis in the fellow eye.Results: During the initial treatment of the Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas keratitis, the contralateral eye developed a keratitis that demonstrated hyphae in the corneal stroma with confocal microscopy consistent with fungal keratitis.Conclusions: Bilateral chronic keratitis cannot be assumed to be caused by the same organism and independent cultures, and confocal microscopy needs to be performed to direct appropriate therapy.Keywords: Acanthamoeba, Stenotrophomonas, confocal, fungus, keratitis Thomas F MaugerRebecca Ann KuennenReynell Harder Smithet alDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2010, Iss default, Pp 1207-1209 (2010)
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description	Thomas F Mauger, Rebecca Ann Kuennen, Reynell Harder Smith, William SawyerDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAPurpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the diagnosis, course, and outcome of a case of Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas keratitis with a fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye.Methods: A case of Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas keratitis was diagnosed with confocal microscopy and cultures with confocal diagnosis of fungal keratitis in the fellow eye.Results: During the initial treatment of the Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas keratitis, the contralateral eye developed a keratitis that demonstrated hyphae in the corneal stroma with confocal microscopy consistent with fungal keratitis.Conclusions: Bilateral chronic keratitis cannot be assumed to be caused by the same organism and independent cultures, and confocal microscopy needs to be performed to direct appropriate therapy.Keywords: Acanthamoeba, Stenotrophomonas, confocal, fungus, keratitis
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title	Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye
title_short	Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye
title_full	Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye
title_fullStr	Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye
title_full_unstemmed	Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye
title_sort	acanthamoeba and stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2010
url	https://doaj.org/article/2d4d1a6481a74c5abafbb1739d70024a
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Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye

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