Acanthamoeba Keratitis and Acanthamoeba Conjunctivitis: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Acanthamoeba species are vision-threatening agents by causing cornea infections known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. A 5 year-old kid with the complaints of erythema, eyelid edema, inflammation, limitation of eye movements in the right eye, and having no history of wearing contact lenses or trauma, was diagnosed of Acanthamoeba conjunctivitis through laboratory examinations in the Ophthalmology clinic. The visual sharpness of the patient improved after the treatment. A 44 year-old female patient suffering from pain, stinging, irritation, and inability to see in the left eye with the history of wearing contact lenses or trauma was diagnosed of Acanthamoeba keratitis through laboratory examinations. The agent was isolated and identified as "A. castellani" in th

SUBMITTER: Alver O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7311811 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature