Granulomatous inflammation in Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis

Granulomatous inflammation in Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis

This report describes the histopathological findings in a patient with Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis (ASK). A 58-year-old patient with ASK underwent enucleation and sections of the cornea and sclera were subjected to histopathology and immunohistochemistry with monoclonal mouse antihuman antibodies a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Samrat Chatterjee, Deepshikha Agrawal, Geeta K Vemuganti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Algorithmic approach
differential diagnosis
naming and meshing
uveitis
Uveitis; imaging; fluorescein angiography; optical coherence tomography
Angiotensin converting enzyme
antitoxoplasma antibody
laboratory test
tuberculin test
Corticosteroids
immunosuppressives
medical management
Cataract surgery in uveitis
glaucoma surgery in uveitis
vitrectomy in uveitis
Sarcoidosis
choroidal nodules
Central India
conjunctivitis
Oestrus ovis
Ophthalmomyiasis
Acute retinal necrosis
ocular toxoplasmosis
polymerase chain reaction
scleritis
Magnetic resonance imaging
ocular dirofilariasis
ultrasound
Acanthamoeba
Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis
granulomatous inflammation
immunosuppressive agents
T cells
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=6;spage=300;epage=302;aulast=Chatterjee

Internet

http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=6;spage=300;epage=302;aulast=Chatterjee

Similar Items