A Case of Comamonas Acidovorans Corneal Ulcer.

Kim, Jong Myong; Kim, Dong Kun; Park, Jong Mun; Yoo, Ji Myong; Song, Jun Kyung

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2005;46(12):2106-2109.
Published online December 31, 2005.

A Case of Comamonas Acidovorans Corneal Ulcer.

Jong Myong Kim, Dong Kun Kim, Jong Mun Park, Ji Myong Yoo, Jun Kyung Song

Department of Ophthalmology, Gyeong Sang National University College of Medicine, Chinju, Korea. sjk@nongae.ac.kr

코마모나스 엑시도보란스에 의한 각막궤양 치험 1예

김종명,김동건,박종문,유지명,송준경

Department of Ophthalmology, Gyeong Sang National University College of Medicine, Chinju, Korea

Correspondence: Jong-Myong Kim, M.D.

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a case of a Comamonas acidovarans corneal ulcer treated with antibiotics in Korea. Comamonas acidovarans corneal ulcer has not been previously reported to our knowledge. METHODS: A 70-year-old woman visited our clinic complaining of left ocular pain and decreased visual acuity for six days. We performed a smear and culture on the corneal lesion and treated it with topical and systemic antibiotics. RESULTS: Comamonas acidovorans was cultured from ulcer lesion. Corneal ulcer improved with the administration of ciprofloxacin and tobramycin.

Key Words: Comamonas acidovorans;Corneal ulcer