Atypical Keratitis Caused by .

Ocul Immunol Inflamm

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Published: January 2021

: To report a case of atypical keratitis caused by : Retrospective case review.: A 49 year-old woman of South Asian descent presented with a non-discrete corneal ulcer with a small overlying epithelial defect in the right eye. Cultures were obtained, a topical fluoroquinolone was continued, and a topical steroid was added. The following day, the infiltrate was noted to have worsened and developed a branching appearance. Antifungals were initiated. The culture grew . A series of intrastromal cefuroxime injections, followed by topical penicillin G drops, led to complete resolution within 8 weeks. A review of the literature revealed only one previously reported case of keratitis.: may cause an atypical keratitis requiring a prolonged treatment course for resolution. In our case, a combination of cefuroxime and penicillin was effective.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2019.1659829DOI Listing

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