Bilateral Pseudomonas keratitis without predisposing factors

Bilateral keratitis usually occurs in predisposed individuals such as contact lens wearers, those suffering from malnutrition and immunodeficiency or patients undergoing bilateral refractive corneal surgery. We report a 30-year-old man without any obvious predisposing factors who presented with comp...

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Published inIndian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 62 - 63
Main Authors Parmar, Pragya, Salman, Amjad, Kalavathy, C M, Kaliamurthy, J, Thomas, Philip A, Jesudasan, C A Nelson
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2007
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Adult
Bilateral
Care and treatment
Case studies
Corneal Transplantation
corneal ulcer
Diagnosis
Eye Infections, Fungal - etiology
Humans
Keratitis
Keratitis - microbiology
Keratitis - pathology
Keratitis - surgery
Male
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas Infections - etiology
India
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Summary:Bilateral keratitis usually occurs in predisposed individuals such as contact lens wearers, those suffering from malnutrition and immunodeficiency or patients undergoing bilateral refractive corneal surgery. We report a 30-year-old man without any obvious predisposing factors who presented with complaints of pain and decreased vision in both eyes. Examination revealed corneal ulcers in both eyes, which on microbiological culture grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The patient underwent a therapeutic keratoplasty in the right eye while the left eye was managed medically. Bilateral Pseudomonas keratitis can develop in the absence of any obvious predisposing factors.
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ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/0301-4738.29499