How a Devastating Case of Acanthamoeba Sclerokeratitis Ended up with Serious Systemic Sequelae

A 35-year old soft contact lens wearer with a proven bilateral Acanthamoeba keratitis developed a nodular scleritis. Based on the stepladder approach described by Iovieno et al. [Ophthalmology. 2014 Dec;121(12):2340–7], nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, methylprednisolone, and later azathioprine...

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Autores principales: Bataillie, Sophie, Van Ginderdeuren, Rita, Van Calster, Joachim, Foets, Beatrijs, Delbeke, Heleen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7443666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32884549
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508326

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7443666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32884549
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000508326

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