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Kingella kingae Keratitis in a Child with Underlying Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
Joint Authors
Liza-Sharmini, Ahmad Tajudin
Salim, Nurul-Laila
Chai, Khai-Siang
Shatriah, Ismail
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Kingella kingae had rarely been reported as a causative organism for corneal ulcer and had not been described before in vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC).
Generally regarded as commensals of respiratory tract particularly in young children, it had however been isolated from the corneal ulcer scraping of both adult and children.
We report a case of bacterial ulcer with isolation of Kingella kingae from the corneal scraping in a young child with underlying VKC.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salim, Nurul-Laila& Chai, Khai-Siang& Liza-Sharmini, Ahmad Tajudin& Shatriah, Ismail. 2017. Kingella kingae Keratitis in a Child with Underlying Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147919
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Salim, Nurul-Laila…[et al.]. Kingella kingae Keratitis in a Child with Underlying Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147919
American Medical Association (AMA)
Salim, Nurul-Laila& Chai, Khai-Siang& Liza-Sharmini, Ahmad Tajudin& Shatriah, Ismail. Kingella kingae Keratitis in a Child with Underlying Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147919
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147919