Infectious conjunctivitis is a very common presentation to medical professional and ophthalmologist all over the world.Although its typically self-limiting and treatable in almost all of the cases,but we need to be aw...Infectious conjunctivitis is a very common presentation to medical professional and ophthalmologist all over the world.Although its typically self-limiting and treatable in almost all of the cases,but we need to be aware of the rare and potentially life threatening if the cause is not promptly identified and treated accordingly.In our case report,we highlighted the rare case of Neisseria meningitidis as a primary cause of keratoconjunctivitis.Neisseria meningitidis is a rare etiology of keratoconjunctivitis and its ocular presentations are quite similar with other bacterial or viral infection.The infection may potentially fatal if systemic invasion occurred,however with immediate and proper treatment the outcome is satisfactory.Early diagnosis and proper antibiotic treatment are critical to prevent systemic spread of the infection.Public health intervention is needed to prevent outbreak of the disease.展开更多
Corneal ulcers,especially of fungal origin,are a relatively common clinical entity within the spectrum of keratitis in tropical countries.The persistence of a non-healing epithelial defect is a known complication of t...Corneal ulcers,especially of fungal origin,are a relatively common clinical entity within the spectrum of keratitis in tropical countries.The persistence of a non-healing epithelial defect is a known complication of these ulcers.Despite advances in medical therapy,the management of this condition is still challenging.CACICOL20^(®)is a new ophthalmic matrix therapy that has been proved efficient as a corneal healing agent.To the best of our knowledge there have been reports of the limited use of matrix therapy in ocular healing,specifically in fungal keratitis.We report 2 cases of the efficacy of it as an adjuvant to topical amphotericin B in treating non-healing epithelial defects secondary to fungal corneal ulcers.展开更多
文摘Infectious conjunctivitis is a very common presentation to medical professional and ophthalmologist all over the world.Although its typically self-limiting and treatable in almost all of the cases,but we need to be aware of the rare and potentially life threatening if the cause is not promptly identified and treated accordingly.In our case report,we highlighted the rare case of Neisseria meningitidis as a primary cause of keratoconjunctivitis.Neisseria meningitidis is a rare etiology of keratoconjunctivitis and its ocular presentations are quite similar with other bacterial or viral infection.The infection may potentially fatal if systemic invasion occurred,however with immediate and proper treatment the outcome is satisfactory.Early diagnosis and proper antibiotic treatment are critical to prevent systemic spread of the infection.Public health intervention is needed to prevent outbreak of the disease.
基金Supported by Universiti Sains Malaysia Study Grant(Grant No.304/PPSP/6139048).
文摘Corneal ulcers,especially of fungal origin,are a relatively common clinical entity within the spectrum of keratitis in tropical countries.The persistence of a non-healing epithelial defect is a known complication of these ulcers.Despite advances in medical therapy,the management of this condition is still challenging.CACICOL20^(®)is a new ophthalmic matrix therapy that has been proved efficient as a corneal healing agent.To the best of our knowledge there have been reports of the limited use of matrix therapy in ocular healing,specifically in fungal keratitis.We report 2 cases of the efficacy of it as an adjuvant to topical amphotericin B in treating non-healing epithelial defects secondary to fungal corneal ulcers.
