Rhizopus Keratitis Associated with Poor Contact Lens Hygiene

We report a case of Rhizopus keratitis in a young woman with poor contact lens hygiene. The mold was highly sensitive to treatment with amphotericin 0.15% drops, after a relatively prompt diagnosis. Obtaining cultures of both corneal infiltrates and presumably infected contact lenses may help to avo...

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Autores principales: Warner, David B., WrightIII, Hugh E., Rosenbaum, Eric R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Published online: January, 2016
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26889155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000443325
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description We report a case of Rhizopus keratitis in a young woman with poor contact lens hygiene. The mold was highly sensitive to treatment with amphotericin 0.15% drops, after a relatively prompt diagnosis. Obtaining cultures of both corneal infiltrates and presumably infected contact lenses may help to avoid a delay in proper treatment.
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spelling pubmed-47487832016-02-17 Rhizopus Keratitis Associated with Poor Contact Lens Hygiene Warner, David B. WrightIII, Hugh E. Rosenbaum, Eric R. Case Rep Ophthalmol Published online: January, 2016 We report a case of Rhizopus keratitis in a young woman with poor contact lens hygiene. The mold was highly sensitive to treatment with amphotericin 0.15% drops, after a relatively prompt diagnosis. Obtaining cultures of both corneal infiltrates and presumably infected contact lenses may help to avoid a delay in proper treatment. S. Karger AG 2016-01-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4748783/ /pubmed/26889155 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000443325 Text en Copyright © 2016 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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title_full_unstemmed Rhizopus Keratitis Associated with Poor Contact Lens Hygiene
title_short Rhizopus Keratitis Associated with Poor Contact Lens Hygiene
title_sort rhizopus keratitis associated with poor contact lens hygiene
topic Published online: January, 2016
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