Queratitis por acanthamoeba en paciente no portador de lentes de contacto
- Abreu Reyes, J. A.
- Aguilar Estévez, José Juan
- Rodríguez Martín, Javier
- Díaz Alemán, Valentín Tinguaro
- Abreu González, Rodrigo
ISSN: 0211-2698
Ano de publicación: 2003
Número: 14
Páxinas: 77-80
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Archivos de la Sociedad Canaria de Oftalmología
Resumo
Case report: A 66 year-old man was referred to our hospital because of a keratitis, refractory to different treatments that evolved in progressive decrease of visual acuity. Biomicroscopical examination showed a corneal dellen related to a prominent glaucoma filtration bleb, evolving into an annular subepithelial injury. «Double membrane cystic structures» were identified with Giemsa stain cytological. Discussion: No previous acanthamoeba keratitis suspect had been reached because the patient was not a contact lens user, delaying the diagnose and specific treatment and implying a negative evolution with loss of the functional and anatomic integrity of the eye.