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Nocardia Keratitis Diagnostics and Clinical Care: A Case Report

Muna Malik, Fahd Kamal Akhtar, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Zouina Sarfraz, Ameena, Ali Hashim Zubair, Azza Sarfraz, Zubair Saleem.


Abstract
Nocardia species are obligate aerobic, partially acid-fast, gram-positive bacilli, leading to ophthalmological complications. Because of infrequent presentation and variable clinical pictures of Nocardia corneal ulcers are easily misdiagnosed. We present here an ophthalmological and microbiological tied-in case of a 45-year-old male patient with Nocardial keratitis from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. A 45-year-old male patient presented with a corneal ulcer in the right eye, complaining of orbital pain, photophobia, and visual impairment. Based on microbiological findings suggesting Nocardia spp. growth, the patient was treated with Amikacin. Following this, the corneal ulcer was completely recovered. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2022; 12(1):31-34.

Key words: Nocardia, corneal ulcer, diagnosis, care, treatment


 
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Muna Malik, Fahd Kamal Akhtar, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Zouina Sarfraz, Ameena , Ali Hashim Zubair, Azza Sarfraz, Zubair Saleem. Nocardia Keratitis Diagnostics and Clinical Care: A Case Report. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022; 12(1): 31-34 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086199

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Muna Malik, Fahd Kamal Akhtar, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Zouina Sarfraz, Ameena , Ali Hashim Zubair, Azza Sarfraz, Zubair Saleem. Nocardia Keratitis Diagnostics and Clinical Care: A Case Report. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657317 [Access: November 24, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid.1086199

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Muna Malik, Fahd Kamal Akhtar, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Zouina Sarfraz, Ameena , Ali Hashim Zubair, Azza Sarfraz, Zubair Saleem. Nocardia Keratitis Diagnostics and Clinical Care: A Case Report. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022; 12(1): 31-34 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086199


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Muna Malik, Fahd Kamal Akhtar, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Zouina Sarfraz, Ameena , Ali Hashim Zubair, Azza Sarfraz, Zubair Saleem. Nocardia Keratitis Diagnostics and Clinical Care: A Case Report. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2022), [cited November 24, 2024]; 12(1): 31-34 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086199


Harvard Style

Muna Malik, Fahd Kamal Akhtar, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Zouina Sarfraz, Ameena , Ali Hashim Zubair, Azza Sarfraz, Zubair Saleem (2022) Nocardia Keratitis Diagnostics and Clinical Care: A Case Report. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 12 (1), 31-34 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086199


Turabian Style

Muna Malik, Fahd Kamal Akhtar, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Zouina Sarfraz, Ameena , Ali Hashim Zubair, Azza Sarfraz, Zubair Saleem. 2022. Nocardia Keratitis Diagnostics and Clinical Care: A Case Report. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 12 (1), 31-34 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086199


Chicago Style

Muna Malik, Fahd Kamal Akhtar, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Zouina Sarfraz, Ameena , Ali Hashim Zubair, Azza Sarfraz, Zubair Saleem. "Nocardia Keratitis Diagnostics and Clinical Care: A Case Report." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 12 (2022), 31-34 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086199


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Muna Malik, Fahd Kamal Akhtar, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Zouina Sarfraz, Ameena , Ali Hashim Zubair, Azza Sarfraz, Zubair Saleem. "Nocardia Keratitis Diagnostics and Clinical Care: A Case Report." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 12.1 (2022), 31-34 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid.1086199


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Muna Malik, Fahd Kamal Akhtar, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Zouina Sarfraz, Ameena , Ali Hashim Zubair, Azza Sarfraz, Zubair Saleem (2022) Nocardia Keratitis Diagnostics and Clinical Care: A Case Report. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 12 (1), 31-34 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086199


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