First Report of Hartmannella keratitis in a Cosmetic Soft Contact Lens Wearer in Iran
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Hoda Abedkhojasteh
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Maryam Niyyati
,
Firoozeh Rahimi
,
Mansour Heidari
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Shohreh Farnia
,
Mostafa Rezaeian
Abstract
Background:Poor hygiene will provide good condition for corneal infections by opportunistic free-living amoebae (FLA) in soft contact lens wearers. In the present study an amoebic keratitis due to Hartmannella has been recognized in a 22-year-old girl with a history of improper soft contact lens use. She had unilateral keratitis on her left eye. Her clinical signs were eye pain, redness, blurred vision and photophobia.The round cysts of free-living amoebae were identified in non-nutrient agar medium by light microscopy. These cysts were suspected to be Hartmannella using morphological criteria. A PCR assay has been confirmed that the round cysts were belonged to H. vermiformis.
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