Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1992;33(5):538-543.
Published online May 1, 1992.
Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Case Report.
Ho Kyun Cho, Yeon Sung Moon, Ho Keol Lee, Ae Ja Park, Sung II Cho
1Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
2Department of Chnical Pathology, School of Medicne, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
3Cho's Eye Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
Acanthamoeba 각막염 ( 증례 보고 )
조호균(Ho Kyun Cho),문연성(Yeon Sung Moon),이호걸(Ho Keol Lee),박애자(Ae Ja Park),조성일(Sung Il Cho)
Abstract
We experienced chronic relapsing central corneal ulcer and chronic conjunctivitis with mucoid discharge. Both patients were transfered to our hospital because of no improvement with long term treatment of broad spectrum antibiotics topically and systemically Specimens from corneal scraping and conjunctival mucoid discharge were examined with calcofluor white staining method. We could find a narrow rim of light green colored cystic wall and orange red colored cytoplasm in dark field fluorescent microscopy in both cases, and those were diagnosed as Acnthamoebic cyst by pathologist. We couldn't find any report about ocular Aanthamoeba infections in Korea. To our knowledge, this is the first case report about ocular Acanthamoebic infections in Korea.
Key Words: Aanthamoeba;Calcofluor white stain;Chronic conjunctivitis;Chronic corneal ulcer;Fluorescent microscopy


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