Surgical therapy of a Pseudomonas corneal ulcer in a diabetic.
A 30-year-old white woman with diabetes was seen with a Pseudomonas corneal ulcer. The ulcer progressed despite appropriate antibiotics, and the patient was treated with surgical debridement. Pseudomonas infections in a compromised host are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000601:surgery; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa