Ointment tacrolimus for steroid resistant adenoviral nummular keratitis
- Author:
Marium Jamaluddin Ahmad,
1
;
Nurliza Khaliddin
1
;
Lott Pooi Wah
1
;
Sujaya Singh,
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Punctate epithelial keratitis; adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis; tacrolimus
- From: The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2020;75(4):461-463
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: A 33-year-old man presented with a four-day history of redness and blurring of vision of the right eye. A clinical diagnosis of adenoviral keratitis was made with a differential of microsporidia epithelial keratitis. The patient subsequently developed nummular keratitis which was resistant to topical steroids. He continued to develop multiple recurrences of the condition. Treatment with tacrolimus ointment was started as the patient had an elevated intraocular pressure due to prolonged steroid use. Tacrolimus ointment showed a favourable outcome in the management of recurrent nummular keratitis.
