Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis - first outbreak in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most cases of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis are found in the Southern hemisphere. Our purpose was to investigate the first outbreak of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in Japan among healthy, immunocompetent soccer players from the same team during a 1-month period.

Case presentation

This study is an observational case series. The medical records were analyzed for five cases with microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis who presented within September 2022. All five cases were males between 28 and 36 years old. These previously healthy individuals belonged to the same football team. Their eyes were considered susceptible to contaminated water or dirt from the turf at game and practice sites. All cases involved unilateral conjunctivitis, with scattered round whi

SUBMITTER: Uematsu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10621313 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature