Ocular rhinosporidiosis presenting as chronic follicular conjunctivitis in a contact lens wearer

Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Aug;127(8):1076-7. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.179.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Chronic Disease
  • Conjunctivitis / diagnosis
  • Conjunctivitis / parasitology*
  • Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic*
  • DNA, Protozoan / analysis
  • Disposable Equipment
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnosis
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / parasitology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Rhinosporidiosis / diagnosis
  • Rhinosporidiosis / parasitology*
  • Rhinosporidium / isolation & purification*
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan