Reactive uveitis, retinal vasculitis and scleritis as ocular end-stage of Acanthamoeba keratitis: a histological study

Reactive uveitis, retinal vasculitis and scleritis as ocular end-stage of Acanthamoeba keratitis: a histological study

We analysed histologically two Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) eyes with anterior and posterior segment inflammation and blindness. Two enucleated eyes of 2 patients (age 45 and 51y) with AK (PCR of epithelial abrasion positive) were analysed. Histological analysis was performed using hematoxylin-eosin,...

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Main Authors: Lei Shi, Tobias Hager, Fabian Norbert Fries, Loay Daas, Leonard Holbach, Carmen Hofmann-Rummelt, Elena Zemova, Berthold Seitz, Nóra Szentmáry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
acanthamoeba keratitis
enucleation
uveitis
retinal vasculitis
scleritis
Online Access:http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2019/12/20191220.pdf

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