Eikenella corrodens keratitis: case report.
Eikenella corrodens is a Gram-negative facultative anaerobe which is part of the normal human oropharyngeal flora and an opportunistic pathogen of mucous membrane tissues. We report a case of secondary E. corrodens ulcerative keratitis with hypopyon in a 39-year-old male with herpes simplex keratitis. To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case of E. corrodens as a pathogen in bacterial keratitis.
Kelly
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Stanford University Division of Ophthalmology, California.
Eliason
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J
D000328:Adult; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000150:complications*; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D016124:Eikenella corrodens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male