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  • Title: Intense photophobia caused by Arthrographis kalrae in a contact lens-wearing patient.
    Author: Perlman EM, Binns L.
    Journal: Am J Ophthalmol; 1997 Apr; 123(4):547-9. PubMed ID: 9124253.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To report a case of Arthrographis kalrae keratitis and to note that its clinical manifestation resembles Acanthamoeba corneal infection. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: The patient's keratitis was caused by A kalrae, a very rare soil fungus. CONCLUSIONS: Arthrographis kalrae can cause a keratitis that manifests with severe photophobia and a slowly progressive corneal infiltrate whose symptoms can mimic Acanthamoeba. Our patient most likely acquired the fungus from exposure to soil and not from her contact lenses.
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