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Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in a patient without human immunodeficiency virus infection AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY Silverstein, B. E., Cunningham, E. T., Margolis, T. P., Cevallos, V., Wong, I. G. 1997; 124 (3): 395-396

Abstract

To describe a case of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in a patient without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.Case report. An epithelial corneal scraping from a woman with chronic bilateral keratoconjunctivitis was evaluated by Giemsa stain.Giemsa stain of an epithelial corneal scraping disclosed intracellular and extracellular spores characteristic of microsporidia. An HIV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test was negative. The signs and symptoms of the bilateral keratoconjunctivitis resolved after treatment with albendazole.Microsporidia may cause a chronic epithelial keratoconjunctivitis in the absence of HIV infection.

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