title: Cytologic diagnosis of acanthamoebic keratitis.
abstract: A case of acanthamoebic keratitis was identified from a corneal scraping stained with a modified Papanicolaou stain. The characteristic double-walled cyst forms were easily identified. Corneal scraping cytology provides a rapid, noninvasive means of diagnosis and follow-up for this serious disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City 84132.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Karayianis
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Genack
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lundergan
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Schumann
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy