Infectious crystalline keratopathy in a neonatal infant.
Bilateral white crystalline opacities of the central corneas were found at autopsy in the eyes of a 17-day-old girl with Turner's Syndrome. Corticosteroid therapy had not been used. Histopathologic and electron microscopic evaluation revealed clusters of gram-negative rods between relatively intact stromal lamellae. Inflammation was mild and restricted to the limbus and peripheral cornea. This case represents an unusual presentation of an infectious crystalline keratopathy.
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Department of Pathology, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences.
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D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications