Mycobacterium chelonae in a tectonic corneal graft | Zendy

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Mycobacterium chelonae in a tectonic corneal graft

Author(s) -

Haziq Chowdhury,

Oliver Comyn,

G Jones,

Mayank A. Nanavaty

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

oman journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306

H-Index - 16

eISSN - 0974-7842

pISSN - 0974-620X

DOI - 10.4103/0974-620x.192292

Subject(s) - mycobacterium chelonae , medicine , keratomileusis , cornea , keratitis , corneal transplant , ophthalmology , corneal transplantation , surgery , mycobacterium , pathology , tuberculosis

Atypical mycobacterial infections of the cornea can present with nonspecific inflammatory changes and graft rejection, with no obvious focus to culture and a subsequent delay to diagnosis. These pathogens are well documented in the literature following laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis but have rarely been described following corneal transplant surgery. We report a single case of Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis 1 year after tectonic keratoplasty.

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