Abel R, Shulman J, Boyle G L, Meltzer M A, Mirow D L, Leopold I H
Ann Ophthalmol. 1975 Nov;7(11):1485-8.
This case report describes a chronic medically-refractory corneal ulcer which eventually yielded Herellea vaginicola from resected corneal tissue. A review of the literature cites the occurrence of this organism as an inhabitant of normal conjunctiva, as an infrequent cause of conjunctivitis, and as the causative agent in two previous cases of corneal ulcers. This case illustrates the difficulty in the isolation of the organism and indicates the need for diagnostic and therapeutic keratectomy in conjunction with a conjunctival flap.
本病例报告描述了一例慢性药物难治性角膜溃疡，最终从切除的角膜组织中分离出阴道海雷菌。文献综述指出，这种微生物作为正常结膜的寄居菌、结膜炎的罕见病因以及之前两例角膜溃疡的病原体被发现。本病例说明了分离该微生物的困难，并表明需要结合结膜瓣进行诊断性和治疗性角膜切除术。
