Keratitis - Revision history

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	***[[viridans group streptococci]]		***[[viridans group streptococci]]
	***[[Enterococcus faecalis]]		***[[Enterococcus faecalis]]
	***[[Peptostreptococcus ~~species~~]]		***[[Peptostreptococcus]]
	**Gram-positive bacilli		**Gram-positive bacilli
	***[[Bacillus coagulans]], [[Bacillus cereus]], [[Bacillus lichenformis]]		***[[Bacillus coagulans]], [[Bacillus cereus]], [[Bacillus lichenformis]]
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	***[[Treponema pallidum]], mostly in congenital syphilis and presents in adolescence		***[[Treponema pallidum]], mostly in congenital syphilis and presents in adolescence
	***[[Borrelia burgdorferi]]		***[[Borrelia burgdorferi]]
	***[[Nocardia ~~species~~]], associated with surgery		***[[Nocardia]], associated with surgery
	*Mycobacteria		*Mycobacteria
	**[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]		**[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]
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	**[[Coxsackievirus]]		**[[Coxsackievirus]]
	*Fungi		*Fungi
	**[[Fusarium ~~species~~]], the most common fungal cause		**[[Fusarium]], the most common fungal cause
	**[[Candida ~~species~~]]		**[[Candida]]
	**[[Aspergillus ~~species~~]]		**[[Aspergillus]]
	**[[Acremonium ~~species~~]]		**[[Acremonium]]
	**[[Alternaria ~~species~~]]		**[[Alternaria]]
	**[[Penicillium ~~species~~]]		**[[Penicillium]]
	**[[Bipolaris ~~species~~]]		**[[Bipolaris]]
	**[[Nosema ~~species~~]]		**[[Nosema]]
	**[[Vitaforma corneae]]		**[[Vitaforma corneae]]
	**[[Encephalitozoon ~~species~~]]		**[[Encephalitozoon]]
	*Parasites		*Parasites
	**[[Acanthamoeba polyphaga]], [[Acanthamoeba castellanii]], associated with contact lenses		**[[Acanthamoeba polyphaga]], [[Acanthamoeba castellanii]], associated with contact lenses
	**[[Onchocerca volvulus]]		**[[Onchocerca volvulus]]
	**[[Leishmania brasiliensis]]		**[[Leishmania brasiliensis]]
	**[[Trypanosoma ~~species~~]]		**[[Trypanosoma]]
	*Non-infectious causes		*Non-infectious causes

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	[[Category:Ophthalmology]]		[[Category:Ophthalmology]]
	[[Category:Infectious diseases]]		[[Category:Infectious diseases]]
	[[Category:~~Head and neck~~ infections]]		[[Category:Eye infections]]

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== Background ==

* Inflammation of the cornea

=== Etiology ===

* Bacteria
** Gram-positive cocci
*** [[Staphylococcus aureus]]
*** [[Staphylococcus epidermidis]]
*** [[Streptococcus pneumoniae]], [[Streptococcus pyogenes]], [[viridans group streptococci]]
*** [[Enterococcus faecalis]]
*** [[Peptostreptococcus species]]
** Gram-positive bacilli
*** [[Bacillus coagulans]], [[Bacillus cereus]], [[Bacillus lichenformis]]
*** [[Brevibacillus brevis]], [[Brevibacillus iaterosporus]]
*** [[Corynebacterium diphtheriae]]
*** [[Clostridium perfringens]], [[Clostridium tetani]]
** Gram-negative coccobacilli
*** [[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]
*** [[Moraxella lacunata]], [[Moraxella nonliquefaciens]], [[Moraxella catarrhalis]]
*** [[Acinetobacter calcoaceticus]]
*** [[Pasteurella multocida]]
** Gram-negative bacilli
*** [[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]], [[Pseudomonas stutzeri]], [[Pseudomonas fluorescens]]
*** [[Burkholderia mallei]]
*** [[Proteus mirabilis]]
*** [[Serratia marcescens]]
*** [[Escherichia coli]]
*** [[Klebsiella pneumoniae]]
*** [[Morganella morganii]]
*** [[Aeromonas hydrophila]]
*** [[Bartonella henselae]]
** Other bacteria
*** [[Chlamydia trachomatis]]
*** [[Treponema pallidum]], mostly in congenital syphilis and presents in adolescence
*** [[Borrelia burgdorferi]]
*** [[Nocardia species]], associated with surgery
* Mycobacteria
** [[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]
** [[Mycobacterium chelonae]], th most common NTM, which are associated with surgery
** [[Mycobacterium gordonae]]
** [[Mycobacterium mycogenicum]]
* Viruses
** [[Herpes simplex virus]], the most common viral cause
** [[Varicella-zoster virus]], which can occur before, during, or after a zoster eruption
** [[Adenovirus]]
** [[Vaccinia virus]]
** [[Epstein-Barr virus]]
** [[Measles virus]]
** [[Enterovirus]]
** [[Coxsackievirus]]
* Fungi
** [[Fusarium species]], the most common fungal cause
** [[Candida species]]
** [[Aspergillus species]]
** [[Acremonium species]]
** [[Alternaria species]]
** [[Penicillium species]]
** [[Bipolaris species]]
** [[Nosema species]]
** [[Vitaforma corneae]]
** [[Encephalitozoon species]]
* Parasites
** [[Acanthamoeba polyphaga]], [[Acanthamoeba castellanii]], associated with contact lenses
** [[Onchocerca volvulus]]
** [[Leishmania brasiliensis]]
** [[Trypanosoma species]]
* Non-infectious causes

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* Red, painful eye with foreign body sensation
* Decreased visual acuity
* Tearing ± purulent discharge (depending on etiology)
* Corneal edema
* Fluorescein dye may help visualize corneal ulcerations

[[Category:Ophthalmology]]
[[Category:Infectious diseases]]
[[Category:Head and neck infections]]

Keratitis - Revision history

Aidan: Text replacement - " species]]" to "]]"

Aidan at 20:58, 19 September 2020

Aidan at 14:38, 12 August 2020

Aidan: Created page with "== Background == * Inflammation of the cornea === Etiology === * Bacteria ** Gram-positive cocci *** Staphylococcus aureus *** Staphylococcus epidermidis *** Stre..."

Aidan: Created page with "== Background == * Inflammation of the cornea === Etiology === * Bacteria Gram-positive cocci * Staphylococcus aureus * Staphylococcus epidermidis * Stre..."