Acanthamoeba keratitis: Experience from a tertiary eye care center in North India.

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Tropical Parasitology Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Epub Date: 2022-11-24 DOI:10.4103/tp.tp_16_22

Nishat Hussain Ahmed, Prachala G Rathod, Gita Satpathy, Radhika Tandon, Namrata Sharma, Jeewan S Titiyal

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Abstract

The free-living amebae of genus Acanthamoeba are an important cause of microbial keratitis. The clinical appearance of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) usually mimics viral or fungal keratitis. Thus, microbiological workup plays a significant role in the diagnosis and timely treatment of such cases. We report a retrospective case series of seven culture-confirmed AK cases from a tertiary eye care center in North India. Various risk factors and triggers of infection, clinical presentations, microbiological findings, and management of AK are elucidated.

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棘阿米巴角膜炎：北印度一家三级眼科护理中心的经验。

棘阿米巴属的自由生活阿米巴是引起微生物性角膜炎的重要原因。棘阿米巴角膜炎（AK）的临床表现通常与病毒性或真菌性角膜炎相似。因此，微生物检查在此类病例的诊断和及时治疗中发挥着重要作用。我们报告了来自北印度一家三级眼科护理中心的7例文化确诊AK病例的回顾性病例系列。阐明了感染的各种危险因素和诱因、临床表现、微生物学发现和AK的管理。

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Tropical Parasitology Medicine-Infectious Diseases

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