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. 2009 Dec;22(71):39-41.

Managing corneal disease: focus on suppurative keratitis

Madan P Upadhyay  1 , Muthiah Srinivasan, John P Whitcher
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Managing corneal disease: focus on suppurative keratitis

Madan P Upadhyay et al. Community Eye Health. 2009 Dec.
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Figure 1. A severe bacterial ulcer caused by Pseudomonas sp. The gram negative (−ve) bacillus can cause complete destruction of the cornea within a few days. This cornea is at risk of perforation.
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Figure 2. A bacterial ulcer. The eye is very red and inflamed. Note the ring infiltrate in the cornea and a large hypopyon in the anterior chamber.
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Figure 3. Fluorescein staining
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Figure 3. Subtotal fungal ulcer
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