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Streptococcus Mitis Keratitis: A Case Report

Ibrahim Azimli(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR BOZYAKA SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ, CERRAHİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0001-6817-1760
Tuncay Küsbeci(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR BOZYAKA SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ)0000-0002-5169-4140
Bora Yüksel(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İZMİR BOZYAKA SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ)0000-0001-5998-9122
Pages
98–101
Publication Date
2024-06-21
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Corneal scraping sampling was made for direct microscopic examination and culture to determine the etiological agent.

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Objective & Hypothesis:66-years old female patient applied to our hospital’s emergency service with the complaint of an olive tree branch hitting her right eye.
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Key Findings & Data:She had conjunctival hyperaemia, discharge, decreased vision and pain on her eye.
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Conclusion & Impact:Corneal scraping sampling was made for direct microscopic examination and culture to determine the etiological agent.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Streptococcus mitis · bacterial keratitis · vancomycine.

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66-years old female patient applied to our hospital’s emergency service with the complaint of an olive tree branch hitting her right eye. She had conjunctival hyperaemia, discharge, decreased vision and pain on her eye. In the ophthalmologic examination, visual acuity was measured as 0.1 on the right and 0.7 on the left eye. Biomicroscopic examination revealed a large, yellow-white keratitis center on superior cornea, hypopyon and an epithelial erosion which extended up to superior limbus. Ocular ultrasonography was normal. Corneal scraping sampling was made for direct microscopic examination and culture to determine the etiological agent.

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Küsbeci, T., Azimli, I., Yüksel, B. (2024). Streptococcus Mitis Keratitis: A Case Report. İzmir Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 98–101. https://doi.org/10.57221/izmirtip.1438773

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