Abstract
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a protozoal infection of the eye, mainly due to the use of non-sterile solutions, like saline for disinfecting contact lenses. We report a case where delay in the diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis due to inadequate laboratory investigations and clinical management led to an excruciatingly painful course of the disease. The importance of non-invasive imaging techniques of confocal microscopy in the diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis, in the absence of positive culture reports, is highlighted in this case.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.2812
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 9(3), 338-340
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Al Kharousi, N. S., & Wali, U. K. (2025). Culture Negative Confoscan Positive Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A relentless course. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 9(3), 338-340. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2812
MLA 9
Al Kharousi, Nadia S., and Upender K. Wali. "Culture Negative Confoscan Positive Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A relentless course." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, 2025, pp. 338-340. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2812.
Chicago (author–date)
Al Kharousi, Nadia S., and Upender K. Wali. 2025. "Culture Negative Confoscan Positive Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A relentless course." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 9 (3): 338-340. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2812.
Harvard
Al Kharousi, N. S. and Wali, U. K. (2025) 'Culture Negative Confoscan Positive Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A relentless course', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 9(3), pp. 338-340. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2812.
Vancouver
Al Kharousi NS, Wali UK. Culture Negative Confoscan Positive Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A relentless course. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;9(3):338-340. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2812
IEEE
N. S. Al Kharousi, and U. K. Wali, "Culture Negative Confoscan Positive Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A relentless course," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 338-340, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.2812.