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Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:1091-1093.

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We experienced a cluster of 3 cases of culture-proved infectious keratitis that, although caused by different organisms, each had a white plaque attached to the corneal surface without the typical findings associated with an infectious corneal ulcer.

Report of Case

Case 1

A 68-year-old woman visited our clinic complaining of a foreign body sensation and epiphora for 3 weeks in her right eye. She had no history of ocular disease or trauma. On slitlamp examination, a white plaque of gelatinous texture with sharply demarcated and elevated margins was seen on the nasal paracentral cornea in conjunction with a pterygium (Figure 1A). There was no epithelial defect, stromal infiltration around the plaque, or cellular reaction in the anterior chamber. Specimens were collected from the periphery of the plaque for smear and culture, and hourly administration of fortified antibiotic eyedrops was initiated. However, no resolution of the corneal plaque was observed for 1 week. Plaque . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Corresponding author and reprints: Beom-Jin Cho, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, #388-1, Poongnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-040, South Korea.

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