Acute Corneal Hydrops Mimicking Infectious Keratitis as Initial Presentation of Keratoconus in a 10-Year-Old Child
Joint Authors
Jarade, Elias F.
Fakhoury, Henry
Cherfan, Carole
Antoun, Joelle
Slim, Elise A.
Charanek, Bilal M.
Hemade, Adib I.
Awada, Sahar H.
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To report a case of acute hydrops in a 10-year-old child with advanced keratoconus.
Case Presentation.
A ten-year-old boy diagnosed as having right eye (RE) infectious keratitis, not responding to antimicrobial therapy, was referred to our hospital.
The diagnosis of infectious keratitis was established one month prior to his presentation following an episode of acute corneal whitening, pain, and drop in visual acuity.
Topical fortified antibiotics followed by topical antiviral therapy were used with no improvement.
Slit lamp examination showed significant corneal protrusion with edema surrounding a rupture in Descemet’s membrane in the RE.
The diagnosis of acute corneal hydrops from advanced keratoconus was highly suspected and confirmed with corneal topography.
Conclusion.
Although a relatively rare disease at the age of 10 years, keratoconus can be rapidly progressive in the pediatric group.
Keratoconus should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of progressive vision loss in this age group.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Slim, Elise A.& Jarade, Elias F.& Charanek, Bilal M.& Antoun, Joelle& Hemade, Adib I.& Awada, Sahar H.…[et al.]. 2015. Acute Corneal Hydrops Mimicking Infectious Keratitis as Initial Presentation of Keratoconus in a 10-Year-Old Child. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Slim, Elise A.…[et al.]. Acute Corneal Hydrops Mimicking Infectious Keratitis as Initial Presentation of Keratoconus in a 10-Year-Old Child. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059361
American Medical Association (AMA)
Slim, Elise A.& Jarade, Elias F.& Charanek, Bilal M.& Antoun, Joelle& Hemade, Adib I.& Awada, Sahar H.…[et al.]. Acute Corneal Hydrops Mimicking Infectious Keratitis as Initial Presentation of Keratoconus in a 10-Year-Old Child. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059361
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059361