A rare case of pneumococcal keratitis in a patient with Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus and compromised immune status

Infectious keratitis is commonly encountered in the ophthalmology emergency department. Streptococcus pneumoniae causing bacterial keratitis is a cause of concern in developing countries, owing to its complication of irreversible corneal scarring. This is a rare case report of a 25-year-old immunoc...

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Published in:	Microbiologia Medica
Main Authors:	Dibyashree Dibyashree, Nisha Goyal, Rekha Yadav, Narendra Pal Singh, Kalyani Swain, Vikas Manchanda, Poonam Singh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAGEPress Publications 2024-05-01
Subjects:	Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterial keratitis Herpes Zoster Opthalmicus Quellung reaction 18C serotype
Online Access:	https://www.pagepressjournals.org/mm/article/view/11676