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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 1995 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 81-2 |
Acanthamoeba keratitis.
AD Nicholson, S Motwane, A Gogate
Department of Ophthalmology, LTM Medical College, Sion, Mumbai.
Correspondence Address:
A D Nicholson
Department of Ophthalmology, LTM Medical College, Sion, Mumbai.
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PMID: 0010707721 
Acanthamoeba keratitis, common in soft lens wearers, is not commonly isolated. The reports of Acanthamoeba keratitis in Indian literature are few. We report here a case of Acanthamoeba Keratitis in a medical student using soft contact lenses, initially diagnosed and treated as a bacterial and later as a viral corneal ulcer, who responded extremely well to medical line of therapy.
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