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Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
versión impresa ISSN 0365-6691
Resumen
MIRANDA-ROLLON, M.D.; SENTIERI-OMARREMENTERIA, A.; MARTINEZ-RODRIGUEZ, R. y JUNCEDA-MORENO, C.. Treatment with amniotic membrane in keratolysis secondary to adult gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2009, vol.84, n.3, pp.155-157. ISSN 0365-6691.
Case report: We present a 46-year-old man diagnosed initially with atypical adenoviral conjunctivitis and advanced marginal queratolysis with risk of perforation. The final diagnosis was gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis. The patient was successfully treated with amniotic membrane transplant, topic and systemic ceftriaxone (50 mg/ml and 1 grame/12 hours intravenous). Discussion: Gonorrhea must be suspected in cases of torpid evolution conjunctivitis.
Palabras clave : Gonococcal infection; queratoconjunctivitis; queratolisis; amniotic membrane; ceftriaxone.