title: Rhodococcus globerulus keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis.
abstract: A healthy 20-year-old woman with myopia had uneventful bilateral laser in situ keratomileusis after which the uncorrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/30 in the left eye. Fifteen days later, a stromal paraxial lesion was found in the right eye with a corresponding loss of visual acuity, pain, and photophobia. The flap was lifted and the infiltrate scraped for smears. Cultures showed that Rhodococcus globerulus was the infectious agent. Intensive topical antibiotic treatment was applied with good visual results.
authors.affiliation: Fundación VER, Correo General, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Osvaldo H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Cuello
authors.forename: M Josefina
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Caorlin
authors.forename: Victor E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Reviglio
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carvajal
authors.forename: Claudio P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Juarez
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palacio de Guerra
authors.forename: José D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Luna
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000382:microbiology; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin; D000583:Amikacin