A Clinical Study on Infectious Corneal Ulcer.
- Author:
Min AHN
1
;
Young Taek JUNG
;
Hong Joo HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chonbuk University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Corneal Ulcer
- MeSH:
Bacteria;
Candida;
Coagulase;
Corneal Ulcer*;
Diagnosis;
Fungi;
Humans;
Pseudomonas;
Staphylococcus;
Ulcer
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1996;37(9):1538-1543
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
From 1986 to 1995, 75 eyes of 75 patients who were admitted with a diagnosis of infectious corneal ulcer at Chunbuk university hospital were analyzed on the etiologic agents and clinical findings. Etiologic agents of infectious corneal ulcer were classified as 49 bacterial ulcers(65.3%) and 26 fungal ulcers(34.7%). The most common isolated bacteria was 8 cases of coagulase negative staphylococcus and pseudomonas species was the most common isolated gram negative organism. Candida species was the most commonly isolated fungus. Hypopyon was noted in 30 cases(40%) of infectious corneal ulcers, 14 cases in small ulcer group and 16 cases in large ulcer group. There was no difference between severity and presence of hypopyon of the 75cases (P>0.05. chi-square test).
