| Acanthamoeba keratitis in the south of Sweden. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9017049 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Eight patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis were diagnosed and treated at our clinic between February 1991 and February 1993. Five of these were contact lens wearers, two had suffered recent corneal trauma and one had recently undergone penetrating keratoplasty. The diagnoses were based on both culture and histological examination of biopsy material in three cases, on culture alone in two cases and on histological examination alone in three cases. In all but one primary treatment was Propamidine isethionate and Neomycin/Polymyxin B topically and Ketoconazole orally. Because of poor healing three patients additionally received Paromomycin and Miconazole or Clotrimazol topically; two of these were further treated with Polyhexamethylene biguanide topically. The interval from initial symptoms to accurate diagnoses varied from one to eleven months. In one patient the eye could not be saved; in the remaining patients visual acuity after healing ranged from hand movements to 1.0. |
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Authors:
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A Skarin; I Florén; K Kiss; H Miörner; U Stenevi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica Volume: 74 ISSN: 1395-3907 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Ophthalmol Scand Publication Date: 1996 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-03-31 Completed Date: 1997-03-31 Revised Date: 2008-03-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9507578 Medline TA: Acta Ophthalmol Scand Country: DENMARK |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 593-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Lund, Sweden. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Acanthamoeba
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isolation & purification Acanthamoeba Keratitis / drug therapy, epidemiology*, etiology, pathology Adult Aged Amebicides / therapeutic use Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use Biopsy Cornea / drug effects, parasitology, pathology Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use Female Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Sweden / epidemiology |
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0/Amebicides; 0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Antifungal Agents |
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