Acanthamoeba genotype T4 keratitis in a patient with Thygeson’s superficial punctate keratitis
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| Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Description: | A case of amoebic keratitis due to Acanthamoeba genotype T4 is reported. The patient is a 74-year old woman with Thygeson’s superficial punctate keratitis. Corneal scrapings were employed for the diagnosis, which included direct microscopic observation, Giemsa stains, cultures in non-nutrient agar and a PCR that amplifies the DF3 fragment of 18S rDNA. The therapeutic use of contact lenses is proposed as the predisposing factor in this case, considering that the patient has a previous damage of the corneal epithelium. This is the first case of amoebic keratitis reported and confirmed in Costa Rica. |
| Country: | Kérwá |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| Language: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/88213 |
| Online Access: | http://revista.microbiologos.cr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Revista-Vol-23-N-1-2017.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10669/88213 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Keyword: | Acanthamoeba genotype T4 Keratitis Thygeson`s superficial punctate epitelial keratitis Free-living amoeba GEN GENÉTICA PACIENTE |