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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 253-255 |
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Nocardia keratitis following corneal cross linking for keratoconus
Prateek Gujar, Monica Budhwani
Department of Cornea, Sudarshan Netralaya, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Monica Budhwani
Cornea Department, Sudarshan Netralaya, Plot No 61, Old MLA Quarters, Jawahar Chowk, Bhopal - 462 003, Madhya Pradesh
India
Prateek Gujar
Cornea Department, Sudarshan Netralaya, Plot No 61, Old MLA Quarters, Jawahar Chowk, Bhopal - 462 003, Madhya Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2435_20
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We report a case of Nocardia keratitis following corneal cross-linking for progressive keratoconus. A 26-year-old otherwise healthy woman underwent crosslinking for keratoconus in her left eye. She presented with corneal infiltrates with a wreath-like pattern, on the seventh postoperative day. Gram's and acid-fast staining revealed Nocardia. She was managed with topical fortified amikacin 2.5% eye drops. The keratitis resolved to leave dense vascularization which was managed with topical prednisolone 1% eye drops.
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