Title of article
Purpoe To report a cae of nodular cleriti and panuveiti aociated with erythema elevatum diutinum, a rare immunocomplex-mediated kin dieae. Deign Obervational cae report. Method A 22-year-old woman who wa diagnoed with erythema elevatum diutinum developed
Author/Authors
Theerapong Krajaejun، نويسنده , , Rungnapa Pracharktam، نويسنده , , ananee Wongwaiayawan، نويسنده , , Mana Rochanawutinon، نويسنده , , Mongkol Kunakorn، نويسنده , , kowrat Kunaviarut، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages
3
From page
370
To page
372
Abstract
Purpoe
To increae awarene of ocular pythioi by preenting a typical cae and ummarizing clinical data of 11 ocular pythioi cae in Ramathibodi Hopital.
Deign
Interventional cae report.
Method
A 48-year-old healthy woman with a hitory of 3-week painful corneal ulcer of left eye wa treated with enucleation.
Reult
The hitopathology of enucleated eye revealed endophthalmiti and ulcerative keratiti with numerou hyphae in full-thickne of corneal troma. The culture identification of the cauative organim wa Pythium inidioum. The final diagnoi wa ocular pythioi.
Concluion
Pythium inidioum i a cauative agent of pythioi and i ditributed worldwide. Ocular pythioi may not be uncommon, a it may be underdiagnoed due to unfamiliarity among clinician and microbiologit. Diagnoi of pythioi i difficult. The dieae ha high morbidity, a evidenced by nearly eviceration or enucleation among all patient at Ramathibodi Hopital. Early detection and effective treatment are needed for poible cure.
Journal title
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Serial Year
2004
Journal title
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Record number
624682
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