Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with contact lenses; report of three cases in Italy.
Parassitologia
; 39(1): 37-40, 1997 Mar.
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Three female patients, aged from 17 to 44 years, developed Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with the use of soft contact lenses and cosmetic contact lens. Two of these patients were myopic and wore soft contact lenses for optical purpose, while the third patient used a cosmetic lens. In this paper we describe the related risk factors, the success of cultural procedures and the outcome of medical management. In 2 out of the 3 cases we obtained cultures positive for Acanthamoeba, from the contact lenses and the contact-lens case. The isolated strains belong to the group II according to Pussard and Pons and they were proven pathogen for experimentally infected mice. All infections were treated successfully; however in 2 out of the 3 patients the visual acuity was reduced to the light perception.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Acanthamoeba
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Queratitis por Acanthamoeba
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Úlcera de la Córnea
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Lentes de Contacto Hidrofílicos
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Errores Diagnósticos
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Parassitologia
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
Italia