Subject: Acatameba
Subject: Acantameba keratitis
Subject: therapy
Year: 1998
Type: Proceeding article
Title: Acantomoeba Keratitis-a case report
Author: Cheleva, Vesna
Author: Antova M.
Abstract: Acanthamoeba keratitis still is a problem in ophthalmology because of diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. To date , Acanthomeba keratitis is an increasing pathology because of the more widespread use of the contact lenses. The patient was 22 year old myopic student, soft lens wearer. He complained of progressive pain and redness in his left eye since a week. The patient was unsuccessful treated with topical antibiotics and steroids, including antiviral and antihistaminic. After three months, he complained redness and photophobia with corneal ulcer and Acantomeba keratitis was suspected. Method: the essential parasitological diagnosis was confirmed after corneal scarping inoculation onto agar with lawn of Escherichia coli and morphological identification and according of Pussard and Pons classification were done. A therapy with 0,02 PHMB for three months with prolonged decreasing dosage began with resolution of the infection. Conclusion: success factor for diagnosis and therapy are early idenfication of the parasite and the use of intensive therapy with 0,02% PHMB for considerable period of time.
Publisher: Ophthalmological Society of Northen Greece
Relation: 31 th Panhellenic Ophthalmological Congess
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/23403
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/23403
