Ocular Trauma and Emergency Department, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Parasitol Res. 2021 Mar;120(3):1121-1124. doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-06997-6. Epub 2021 Jan 6.
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a serious infection of the eye that can result in permanent visual impairment or blindness, caused by free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba. Early diagnosis is necessary for effective treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. Acanthamoeba is abundant in nature and can be found in water, soil, and air. Acanthamoeba keratitis is usually diagnosed by culture from a scraping of the eye or by confocal microscopy. In this paper, two complicated Acanthamoeba keratitis cases are reported.
棘阿米巴角膜炎是一种严重的眼部感染，可导致永久性视力损害或失明，由自由生活的棘阿米巴属引起。早期诊断对于棘阿米巴角膜炎的有效治疗是必要的。棘阿米巴在自然界中很丰富，可以在水、土壤和空气中找到。棘阿米巴角膜炎通常通过对眼部刮片的培养或共聚焦显微镜检查来诊断。本文报告了两例复杂的棘阿米巴角膜炎病例。
