title: Three cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis diagnosed and treated in the early stage.
abstract: Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a severe infectious corneal ulcer that usually occurs in contact lens wearers. Although the number of AK cases in Japan has been increasing, many of these cases are diagnosed in the early stage and are treated adequately. This is probably because of the increased availability of various diagnostic techniques and the ever-increasing knowledge about AK among ophthalmologists. In this article, we described 3 cases of AK that were diagnosed and treated in the early stages of the disease, and we discuss why 1 of the cases had a less favorable prognosis than the other 2 cases, which had excellent prognoses, from an etiological point of view.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Nami
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ueki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: Yaeko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oogi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.forename: Shinta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamane
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umazume
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizui
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015823:Acanthamoeba Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000563:Amebicides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011379:Prognosis; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000563:Amebicides; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013256:Steroids