Mycobacterium fortuitum keratitis.
We report a case of mycobacterial keratitis characterized by apparently spontaneous onset, delayed diagnosis, and eventually necessitating evisceration inspite of systemic antibiotics and repeated corneal grafts.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WH, United Kingdom. casanghvi@yahoo.co.uk
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017233:Orbit Evisceration
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents