Use of multiple immunosuppressive agents in recalcitrant ACANTHAMOEBA scleritis

A 48-year-old woman who is a contact lens wearer presented with unilateral ACANTHAMOEBA keratitis, confirmed by PCR, which responded initially to topical polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) and brolene. Three months later, despite continued treatment, she developed diffuse anterior scleritis with sev...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2015-04, Vol.2015, p.bcr2014208536
Hauptverfasser:	Igras, Estera, Murphy, Conor
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acanthamoeba - isolation & purification Acanthamoeba Keratitis - drug therapy Acanthamoeba Keratitis - etiology Acanthamoeba Keratitis - parasitology Acanthamoeba Keratitis - pathology Contact lenses Contact Lenses - parasitology Cornea Disease control Drug dosages Europe (West) Female Humans Immunosuppressive agents Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Middle Aged Novel Treatment (New Drug/Intervention Established Drug/Procedure in New Situation) Pain Pathogenesis Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Recurrence Scleritis - drug therapy Scleritis - parasitology Scleritis - pathology Steroids Treatment Outcome Visual acuity White
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