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  • Title: Acanthamoebic keratitis in a healthy Australian man.
    Author: Roussel TJ, Badenoch PR, Chandraratnam E, Coster DJ.
    Journal: Med J Aust; ; 143(12-13):615-7. PubMed ID: 3831753.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of acanthamoebic keratitis that occurred after minor ocular trauma in a healthy 31-year-old man. Multiple microbiological investigations failed to reveal the causative organism, which was identified as Acanthamoeba castellanii only after a corneal graft operation had been performed. A review of previously described cases reveals that this rare ocular infection tends to cause recalcitrant corneal ulcers after minor eye injuries in otherwise healthy individuals.
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