| Past Issue | Volume 9, Number 1, February 2007 | | Recurrent Endophthalmitis Due to Acanthamoeba |
Avinash Pathengay,1 Geeta K Vemuganti,2 Gaurav Y Shah,1 Taraprasad Das,1 Savitri Sharma3
1Smt Kanuri Santhamma Retina Vitreous Centre, 2Ophthalmic Pathology Service, and 3Jhaveri Microbiology Centre, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
Although extremely rare, Acanthamoeba infection may present as recurrent endophthalmitis following penetrating injury. This report describes a 5-year-old boy who developed Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis following penetrating trauma.
Key words: Acanthamoeba, Differential diagnosis, Endophthalmitis, Penetrating eye injury
Asian J Ophthalmol. 2007;9:36-38.
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