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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1998, p. 1154-1156, Vol. 36, No. 4
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Corneal Ulcer Caused by Nocardia asteroides in a Patient with Leprosy

Uma M. Tendolkar,1,* Ami Varaiya,1 A. S. Ahuja,2 S. A. Motwane,2 and A. S. Gogate1

Department of Microbiology1 and Department of Ophthalmology,2 Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400 022, India

Received 2 September 1997/Returned for modification 7 November 1997/Accepted 23 December 1997

Nocardia asteroides is a rare cause of keratitis usually associated with trauma. We report a case of corneal ulceration caused by N. asteroides in a patient with leprosy. This is the first case report of nocardial keratitis from Southeast Asia. The diminished corneal sensation in a patient with leprosy could be a predisposing factor for development or exacerbation of corneal ulceration.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Dept. of Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400 022, India. Phone: (022) 4076381, ext. 347. Fax: 91 22 4455929. E-mail: gogate{at}poboxes.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1998, p. 1154-1156, Vol. 36, No. 4
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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