Case series: Delayed diagnoses of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Purpose: To describe two cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis in contact lens wearers misdiagnosed as Herpes simplex keratitis. Observations: Case 1 is a 54-year-old male that was misdiagnosed with Herpes simplex keratitis who developed advanced Acanthamoeba keratitis. His treatment course was complex an...

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Main Authors: Moon Jeong Lee, Divya Srikumaran, Sidra Zafar, Mahsa Salehi, Tiffany S. Liu, Fasika A. Woreta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245199361830416X