[en] CLINICAL REPORT: A clinical report of a contact lenses wearer with Acanthamoeba keratitis pointed out the diagnosis problem. The medical treatment is needed previously to any surgery. Finally the patient underwent enucleation. DISCUSSION: The authors are considering the microbiological aspects and laboratory techniques are described. CONCLUSION: For this very severe but hopefully rare pathology, the sooner the treatment the best. A therapeutic approach is described.
Disciplines :
Ophthalmology
Author, co-author :
Carrette, S.; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service d'Ophthalmologie
Marechal-Courtois, C.; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service d'Ophthalmologie
Hernandez, J.; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service d'Ophthalmologie
Hayette, Marie-Pierre ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Microbiologie médicale
Deprez, Manuel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques
Duchesne, Bernard ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Ophtalmologie