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. 2020 Apr 6;15(2):259-260.
doi: 10.18502/jovr.v15i2.6746. eCollection 2020 Apr-Jun.

Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis

R Balamurugan  1 , Parul Chawla Gupta  1 , Surya Prakash Sharma  1 , Neeti Rana  1 , Jagat Ram  1
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Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis

R Balamurugan et al. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. .
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(a) Multifocal, coarse, white corneal epithelial infiltrates (b) In vivo confocal microscopy showing epithelial rosettes and intraepithelial pin–point hyperreflective spores (c) Combined potassium hydroxide-calcofluor white staining showing oval bluish fluorescent bodies (d) Anterior segment optical coherence tomography demonstrating stuck on plaques on the corneal surface (e) Slit lamp biomicroscopy showing clear cornea after treatment.
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