title: Microbial keratitis in a case of lamellar ichthyosis.
abstract: We report a case of microbial keratitis in a patient with lamellar ichthyosis. An 11-year-old boy, a known case of lamellar ichthyosis, presented with microbial keratitis. Microbiological evaluation of corneal scraping revealed a mixed infection caused by gram-negative bacilli and gram-positive cocci. He was treated with topical ciprofloxacin and fortified cefazolin eyedrops. Microbial keratitis in patients with lamellar ichthyosis has a poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaurasia
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Balasubramanya
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramamurthy
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004483:Ectropion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D017490:Ichthyosis, Lamellar / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D011511:Proteus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification