Isolation of kingella denitrificans from a corneal ulcer

Yu Hyon Kim; Vasudha Panday; Charles Reilly

doi:10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181f7f129

Isolation of kingella denitrificans from a corneal ulcer

Yu Hyon Kim, Vasudha Panday, Charles Reilly

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Purpose: To report a case of a corneal ulcer caused by an unusual pathogen. Design: Case report. Methods: Clinical review describing initial presentation, course, and outcome of 1 patient with a corneal ulcer caused by Kingella denitrificans. Results: A 77-year-old man with a prior history of 4 penetrating keratoplasties in the right eye for herpes simplex virus keratitis presented with a 3-day history of a red painful right eye. On examination, he was found to have a corneal ulcer identified by culture as K. denitrificans. Conclusions: Although Kingella spp. is not a common ocular pathogen, it can infect the cornea, especially when the host immune defense is altered.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	472-473
Number of pages	2
Journal	Cornea
Volume	30
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181f7f129
State	Published - Apr 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Kingella denitrificans
keratitis
penetrating keratoplasty

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Ophthalmology

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