PMID: 8600427Mar 1, 1996Paper

Amebic keratitis in a wearer of disposable contact lenses due to a mixed Vahlkampfia and Hartmannella infection

Ophthalmology
D AitkenD V Seal

Abstract

To support the hypothesis that Acanthamoeba is not a unique cause of amebic keratitis, we report a case of amebic keratitis in which viable Acanthamoeba could not be isolated from corneal tissue. Vahlkampfia and Hartmannella, two other genera of free-living ameba, were isolated, however, using prolonged culture. A 24-year-old wearer of soft contact lenses had keratitis. Extensive histologic and microbiologic investigations were performed on corneal scrape, biopsy, and keratoplasty tissue. Contact lenses, storage case, and the home water supply, where contact lens hygiene was practiced, were examined for the presence of micro-organisms. No viruses, pathogenic bacteria, or fungi were detected from corneal tissue samples. Amebae were observed using light and electron microscopy, but these could not be unequivocally classified using immunocytochemical staining. Viable Vahlkampfia and Hartmannella, but no Acanthamoeba, were isolated from the corneal biopsy sample. Indirect immunofluorescence with a range of polyclonal rabbit antisera raised against axenically cultivated stains of the three amebal genera was unhelpful because of cross-reactivity. A diverse range of micro-organisms was present within the storage case, including the th...Continue Reading

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