Corneal superinfection in acute viral conjunctivitis in young children

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2008 Nov-Dec;45(6):374-6. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20081101-11.

Abstract

Two children suffered from corneal superinfection following acute viral keratoconjunctivitis. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci were isolated in one child and cultures were negative in the other child. The corneal ulcers resolved with prompt antibiotic therapy, but both patients developed amblyopia. Visual outcome following corneal superinfection in acute viral conjunctivitis may be poor when it occurs in young children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Conjunctivitis, Viral / microbiology*
  • Corneal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Corneal Diseases / drug therapy
  • Corneal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification
  • Superinfection / diagnosis
  • Superinfection / drug therapy
  • Superinfection / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Glucocorticoids