title: Pneumococcal keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis.
abstract: A 20-year-old man developed keratitis in his right eye 2 days after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). The patient had rubbed the eye with unclean fingers the night before the onset of symptoms. Examination showed an inferior corneal ulcer with dense infiltration at the junction of the lamellar flap and the surrounding cornea associated with a hypopyon. Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated on culture. The ulcer resolved with combination therapy of cephazolin 5% and tobramycin 1.3% eyedrops. Patients having LASIK should be instructed that inadequate patient hygiene may predispose to bacterial keratitis.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Dada
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Vajpayee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D002437:Cefazolin; D014031:Tobramycin