Open AccessNatural honey-induced Acanthamoeba keratitis
Author(s) -
Alireza Peyman,
Mohsen Pourazizi,
Mohammadreza Peyman,
Farzan Kianersi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/meajo.meajo_56_18
Subject(s) - acanthamoeba keratitis , acanthamoeba , medicine , cornea , keratitis , cyst , ophthalmology , dermatology , pathology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Natural honey in spite of its usefulness is known to contain certain microorganisms. In the present study, we describe a case of Acanthamoeba keratitis after using topical honey administered by a traditional medicine therapist. A 32-year-old male came with red eye and blurred vision. The pain and other symptoms became more severe after the 1st week, with appearance of radial perineuritis at the cornea. A repeated interview revealed that 1 week before appearance of ocular symptoms, the patient had instilled a drop of natural honey in his left eye. Confocal microscopic cornea imaging demonstrated cyst and trophozoite of Acanthamoeba in the corneal stroma.