Acanthamoeba Keratitis - A Diagnostic Dilemma: A Case Report
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Acanthamoeba keratitis is a type of protozoa keratitis caused by free-living fresh water Amoeba. It recently gains importance because of increasing incidence, difficulty in diagnosis and unsatisfactory treatment. It is seen more commonly in contact lens wear using homemade saline or may be in non-contact lens wearers due to swimming or bathing in contaminated water. This infection is commonly confused with Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) stromal keratitis because it is characterized by deep inflammation accompanied by persistent epithelial defect. Even when a full diagnostic work up for bacterial, fungal and viral corneal pathogen is properly performed, this diagnosis can be easily missed unless the possibility of Acanthamoeba keratitis is considered.
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis - A Diagnostic Dilemma: A Case Report
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a type of protozoa keratitis caused by free-living fresh water Amoeba. It recently gains importance because of increasing incidence, difficulty in diagnosis and unsatisfactory treatment. It is seen more commonly in contact lens wear using homemade saline or may be in non-contact lens wearers due to swimming or bathing in contaminated water. This infection is commonly c...
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