Leptotrichia species isolated from a chronic recurrent corneal ulcer
Purpose: To report a case of recurrent corneal ulcer caused by an oropharyngeal cavity pathogen. Observations: A patient presented with recurrent corneal ulcers with hypopyon. Leptotrichia species was eventually isolated from the corneal ulcer on bacterial polymerase chain reaction (PCR) after many...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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| Series: | American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993621001778 |