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Query: UMLS:C0022568 (
keratitis
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Acanthamoeba
species are vision-threatening agents by causing cornea infections known as
Acanthamoeba
keratitis
. A 5 year-old
kid
with the complaints of erythema, eyelid edema, inflammation, limitation of eye movements in the right eye, and having no history of wearing contact lenses or trauma, was diagnosed of
Acanthamoeba
conjunctivitis through laboratory examinations in the Ophthalmology clinic. The visual sharpness of the patient improved after the treatment. A 44 year-old female patient suffering from pain, stinging, irritation, and inability to see in the left eye with the history of wearing contact lenses or trauma was diagnosed of
Acanthamoeba
keratitis
through laboratory examinations. The agent was isolated and identified as "
A. castellani
" in the Genotype "T2". Examination of the left eye on the 15th day of treatment indicated that all complaints disappeared except for the cataract originated visual loss. However, the first diagnosis of
Acanthamoeba
keratitis
appeared in the literature on a case with no history of wearing contact lenses and trauma it is found to be attention grabbing. We think that
Acanthamoeba
should not be ignored among microbial agents that cause eye infection with or without trauma and contact lens usage history.
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PMID:
Acanthamoeba
Keratitis and
Acanthamoeba
Conjunctivitis: A Case Report. 3259 19
