Korean J Ophthalmol.  2017 Oct;31(5):460-461. 10.3341/kjo.2017.0032.

A Case of Rothia mucilaginosa Keratitis in South Korea

• Song YY
• Ahn M
• Cho NC
• You IC

• KMID: 2390290
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2017.0032

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Keratitis*
Korea*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Slit-lamp photographs of Rothia mucilaginosa keratitis at initial presentation. Anterior segment photograph shows severe ciliary injection and chemosis, about a 5.0 × 4.5 mm sized central corneal epithelial defect and stromal infiltration, Descemet's membrane folding, and hypopyon (A,B). Slit-lamp photographs 2 months after initial treatment. Anterior segment photographs show healed epithelial defect, fainted corneal opacity, and peripheral neovascularization (C,D).

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