Open AccessSphingomonas paucimobilis keratitis in a patient with neurotrophic keratopathy and severe neurosensory hypoacusis: Treatment with penetrating keratoplasty and amniotic membrane grafting
Author(s) -
M. Roca,
A Ceballos Garcia,
Lucas Peñas-Pardo,
Nuria Bosch-Aparicio,
Jaime Agustí
Publication year - 2018
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/ojo.ojo_98_2017
Subject(s) - medicine , sphingomonas paucimobilis , keratitis , grafting , bullous keratopathy , cornea , ophthalmology , biology , chemistry , genetics , bacteria , polymer , organic chemistry
We describe a case of a man with neurotrophic keratitis of unknown ethiology, who developed a massive stromal melting during treatment of a persistent epithelial defect. A tectonic keratoplasty combined with amniotic membrane grafting was made. Host cornea specimen was analyzed, and Sphingomonas paucimobilis was isolated.