title: Contact Lens-Related Infectious Keratitis with White Plaque Formation Caused by Corynebacterium propinquum.
abstract: We report the first case of Corynebacterium propinquum keratitis in the compromised cornea of a diabetic patient wearing therapeutic contact lenses. The strain was identified to the species level based on sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and RNA polymerase β-subunit-encoding gene (rpoB). Ophthalmologists should be aware of nondiphtherial corynebacterial infection of compromised corneas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan dtodokor@gunma-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Todokoro
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Sakai Hospital, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirotake
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sodeyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hosoya
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000235:genetics; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008853:Microscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; C105078:RNA polymerase beta subunit