Microsporidial keratitis retrospectively diagnosed by ultrastructural study of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded corneal tissue: a case report

Microsporidial keratitis retrospectively diagnosed by ultrastructural study of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded corneal tissue: a case report

Abstract Background The utility of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) corneal tissue specimens for retrospective diagnosis of microsporidial keratitis was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis and the possible second case of microsporidial keratitis after Descemet strippi...

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Main Authors: Satoru Ueno, Hiroshi Eguchi, Fumika Hotta, Masahiko Fukuda, Masatomo Kimura, Kenji Yagita, Takashi Suzuki, Shunji Kusaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
Microsporidial keratitis
Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded
Transmission electron microscopy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12941-019-0316-y

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