Abstract
Purpose. To report three cases of infectious crystalline keratopathy caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria after LASIK surgery. Methods. Interventional case reports and literature review. Results. Infectious keratitis with clinical features of crystalline keratopathy after LASIK is described. Culture revealed Mycobacterium chelonae from the corneal scrapings of the three patients, all of whom underwent medical and surgical (debridement) treatment. Conclusions. Mycobacteria may cause infectious crystalline keratopathy after LASIK. The presence of crystalline keratopathy in patients that underwent LASIK must be considered an indicator of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection. Microbiologic work-up of a corneal specimen is required for the institution of appropriate therapy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 426-429 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Cornea |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Infection
- LASIK
- Mycobacteria
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
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Infectious post-LASIK crystalline keratopathy caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria. / Alvarenga, Lênio; Freitas, Denise; Hofling-Lima, Ana Luísa; Belfort, Rubens; Sampaio, Jorge; Sousa, Luciene; Yu, Maria; Mannis, Mark J.
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T1 - Infectious post-LASIK crystalline keratopathy caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria
AU - Alvarenga, Lênio
AU - Freitas, Denise
AU - Hofling-Lima, Ana Luísa
AU - Belfort, Rubens
AU - Sampaio, Jorge
AU - Sousa, Luciene
AU - Yu, Maria
AU - Mannis, Mark J
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Purpose. To report three cases of infectious crystalline keratopathy caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria after LASIK surgery. Methods. Interventional case reports and literature review. Results. Infectious keratitis with clinical features of crystalline keratopathy after LASIK is described. Culture revealed Mycobacterium chelonae from the corneal scrapings of the three patients, all of whom underwent medical and surgical (debridement) treatment. Conclusions. Mycobacteria may cause infectious crystalline keratopathy after LASIK. The presence of crystalline keratopathy in patients that underwent LASIK must be considered an indicator of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection. Microbiologic work-up of a corneal specimen is required for the institution of appropriate therapy.
AB - Purpose. To report three cases of infectious crystalline keratopathy caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria after LASIK surgery. Methods. Interventional case reports and literature review. Results. Infectious keratitis with clinical features of crystalline keratopathy after LASIK is described. Culture revealed Mycobacterium chelonae from the corneal scrapings of the three patients, all of whom underwent medical and surgical (debridement) treatment. Conclusions. Mycobacteria may cause infectious crystalline keratopathy after LASIK. The presence of crystalline keratopathy in patients that underwent LASIK must be considered an indicator of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection. Microbiologic work-up of a corneal specimen is required for the institution of appropriate therapy.
KW - Infection
KW - LASIK
KW - Mycobacteria
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JO - Cornea
JF - Cornea
SN - 0277-3740
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