Fungal keratitis in Lattice dystrophy.

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dc.contributor.authorChatterjee, Samrat
dc.contributor.authorAgrawal, Deepshikha
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-22T05:37:55Z
dc.date.available2011-12-22T05:37:55Z
dc.date.issued2010-03
dc.description.abstractWe report a case of fungal keratitis occurring in a patient with lattice dystrophy. A 57-year-old farmer presented with a corneal ulcer following probable entry of paddy husk in the right eye, of one month duration. Corneal scraping revealed pigmented fungal filaments while culture grew Alternaria alternata. Treatment with 5% natamycin eye drops and 1% atropine healed the infection in four weeks. We would like to draw attention to the fact that the cornea in lattice dystrophy is prone to frequent erosions and is a compromised epithelial barrier to invasion by microorganisms. Patients must be made aware of this fact and should seek attention at the earliest following any trivial trauma. Management of minor corneal abrasions in them should be directed at healing the epithelium with adequate lubricants and preventing infection with topical antibiotic prophylaxis.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChatterjee Samrat, Agrawal Deepshikha. Fungal keratitis in Lattice dystrophy. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2010 Mar; 58(2): 162-164.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/136049
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854454/en_US
dc.subjectAlternaria alternataen_US
dc.subjectcorneal dystrophyen_US
dc.subjectfungal keratitisen_US
dc.subjectlattice dystrophyen_US
dc.subjectnatamycinen_US
dc.subject.meshAlternaria
dc.subject.meshCorneal Dystrophies, Hereditary --complications
dc.subject.meshCorneal Ulcer --complications
dc.subject.meshEye Infections, Fungal --complications
dc.subject.meshEye Infections, Fungal --microbiology
dc.subject.meshEye Infections, Fungal --pathology
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshKeratitis --complications
dc.subject.meshKeratitis --microbiology
dc.subject.meshKeratitis --pathology
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.titleFungal keratitis in Lattice dystrophy.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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