Pseudomonas keratitis

✍ Scribed by William L. Miller

• Book ID: 104359129
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 962 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0953-4431
• DOI: 10.1016/s0953-4431(00)00047-3

✦ Synopsis

A case report of a patient with ulcerative keratitis in the left eye is discussed. A large area of ulceration was noted with a central corneal perforation. The ulcer was culture positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Proper management and referral will be discussed in the text.