Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2000  |  Volume : 48  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 217--21

Nocardia Asteroides Keratitis: Report of seven patients and literature review


SK Rao, HN Madhavan, G Sitalakshmi, P Padmanabhan 
 Medical Research Foundation, 18 College Road, Chennai-600 006, India

Correspondence Address:
S K Rao
Medical Research Foundation, 18 College Road, Chennai-600 006
India

Purpose: To describe clinical features and treatment outcomes in patients with advanced Nocardia asteroides keratitis. Methods: Retrospective review of case records of 7 patients with culture-proven Nocardia keratitis. Results: Corneal infection occurred after corneal trauma in two patients, cataract surgery in three patients, penetrating keratoplasty in one patient and was associated with a silicone buckle element infection in one patient. Mean duration of infection at presentation was 33.4 days (7-75 days), and five patients had received prior treatment with corticosteroids. Six of seven patients had deep corneal suppuration at the time of: presentation, clinically suggestive of mycotic keratitis. In two patients who had received prolonged corticosteroid therapy (≥ 45 days), the eyes could not be salvaged. Complete resolution of infection was achieved in all 4 eyes treated with topical fortified cefazolin eye drops (50mg / ml).


How to cite this article:
Rao S K, Madhavan H N, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P. Nocardia Asteroides Keratitis: Report of seven patients and literature review.Indian J Ophthalmol 2000;48:217-21


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Rao S K, Madhavan H N, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P. Nocardia Asteroides Keratitis: Report of seven patients and literature review. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2000 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];48:217-21
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