2003
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2003.00123.x
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Nummular infiltrates in Acanthamoeba keratitis

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“…Nummular subepithelial infiltrates have been described as an uncommon presenting sign of Acanthamoeba keratitis 13–16 . These infiltrates are similar to those observed in adenoviral keratitis and therefore have been the cause of initial misdiagnosis.…”
Section: Signsmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…Nummular subepithelial infiltrates have been described as an uncommon presenting sign of Acanthamoeba keratitis 13–16 . These infiltrates are similar to those observed in adenoviral keratitis and therefore have been the cause of initial misdiagnosis.…”
Section: Signsmentioning
confidence: 93%
“… 2 Other causes of corneal subepithelial infiltrates reported in literature include brucellosis, acanthamoeba, Lyme disease, adult inclusion conjunctivitis, Epstein Barr virus, Herpes Simplex, and hyperimmunoglobulin D disease. 2 , 3 It has not been reported associated with Candida keratitis as in this report. Reported distinctions made from adenovirus nummular keratitis include unilateral presentations, deeper infiltrates, accompanying systemic disease, and unusual persistence of lesions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 50%
“…Eine Schädigung der Akanthamöben durch das Zentrifugieren kann den Nachweis deutlich erschweren. Die In-vitro-Kultivierung erreicht lediglich eine Erfolgsrate von 0-77 % [22].…”
Section: Diagnostik Der Akanthamöbenkeratitisunclassified
“…2 d) [11,21]. Dieses Krankheitsbild kann als "Nummuli nach Keratoconjunctivitis epidemica" fehlinterpretiert werden [22]. Das Risiko für eine Einschmelzung des Hornhautstromas mit Perforation nimmt durch das Zusammenspiel toxischer Effekte der lokal applizierten Medikamente [23] als unerwünschte Arzneimittelwirkung (UAW) und der durch die Akanthamöben sezernierten Proteinasen im weit fortgeschrittenen Krankheitsverlauf zu [24].…”
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