CORNEAL ULCERATION DUE TO NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES

被引:8
|
作者
DOUGLAS, RM [1 ]
GROVE, DI [1 ]
ELLIOTT, J [1 ]
LOOKE, DFM [1 ]
JORDAN, AS [1 ]
机构
[1] QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSP,DEPT CLIN MICROBIOL & INFECT DIS,WOODVILLE,SA 5011,AUSTRALIA
关键词
CORNEAL ULCER; INFECTIVE KERATITIS; NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES; REVIEW;
D O I
10.1111/j.1442-9071.1991.tb00679.x
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
A case of corneal ulceration due to infection with Nocardia asteroides is described. Microbiological examination of corneal scrapings permitted accurate diagnosis and suggested appropriate therapy. Nineteen other cases that have been described in the world literature are reviewed.
引用
收藏
页码:317 / 320
页数:4
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES CORNEAL ULCER
    HIRST, LW
    MERZ, WG
    GREEN, WR
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 1982, 94 (01) : 123 - 124
  • [2] NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES AS A CAUSE OF CORNEAL ULCER
    SRINIVASAN, M
    SHARMA, S
    ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 1987, 105 (04) : 464 - 464
  • [3] PRIMARY CUTANEOUS NOCARDIA INFECTION DUE TO NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES
    VOGEL, PS
    HEIMER, WL
    SAU, P
    BENSON, PM
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, 1993, 32 (11) : 811 - 812
  • [4] SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS DUE TO NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES
    LEWIN, SR
    STREET, AC
    SNIDER, J
    JOURNAL OF INFECTION, 1993, 26 (03) : 339 - 340
  • [5] SEPTIC ARTHRITIS DUE TO NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES
    ASMAR, BI
    BASHOUR, BN
    SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 1991, 84 (07) : 933 - 934
  • [6] CARDIAC-TAMPONADE DUE TO NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES
    CLENNEY, TL
    HAMMOND, MD
    MCKEOWN, PP
    HOLT, DA
    WALLACH, PM
    CHEST, 1993, 103 (02) : 641 - 642
  • [7] NOCARDIOSIS - PNEUMONIA AND EMPYEMA DUE TO NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES
    HAGER, HF
    MIGLIACCIO, AV
    YOUNG, RM
    NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 1949, 241 (06): : 226 - 231
  • [8] ETIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES IN CORNEAL ULCER OF CATTLE
    PAL, M
    CURRENT SCIENCE, 1982, 51 (10): : 533 - 534
  • [9] CORNEAL ULCER IN A CHILD CAUSED BY NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES FOLLOWING CORNEAL PERFORATION
    FRILING, R
    YAGUPSKY, P
    ROSENBLATT, I
    KELLER, N
    TESSLER, T
    BIEDNER, BZ
    LIFSHITZ, T
    YASSUR, Y
    JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & STRABISMUS, 1995, 32 (01) : 55 - 56
  • [10] BACTERIOPHAGES OF NOCARDIA-ASTEROIDES
    PULVERER, G
    SCHUTTGEROWITT, H
    SCHAAL, KP
    MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, 1975, 161 (02) : 113 - 122