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Corneal abscess

MedGen UID:
56351
•Concept ID:
C0155091
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Corneal Abscess; corneal abscess
SNOMED CT: Corneal abscess (64366002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001307

Definition

An abscess of the cornea. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCorneal abscess

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Outcomes and Complications Associated with Superior and Inferior Subpalpebral Lavage Treatment Systems Placed in 61 Equine Eyes (2004-2021).
Quéré E, Chahory S
J Equine Vet Sci 2022 Oct;117:104076. Epub 2022 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2022.104076. PMID: 35830905
CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS, MICROBIOLOGY, AND FACTORS AFFECTING MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES IN LENS ABSCESS WITH CONCURRENT ENDOPHTHALMITIS.
Dave VP, Ramamurthy S, Das AV, Joseph J, Pathengay A
Retina 2022 Jun 1;42(6):1137-1143. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003419. PMID: 35067610
Infectious Scleritis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.
Yu J, Syed ZA, Rapuano CJ
Eye Contact Lens 2021 Aug 1;47(8):434-441. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000813. PMID: 34224444

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fungal keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum: a case report.
Erkan Pota Ç, Ayaz Y, Ünal M, Koyuncu Özyurt Ö
J Med Case Rep 2022 Sep 7;16(1):340. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03566-6. PMID: 36068562Free PMC Article
Severe corneal abscess: epidemiology and clinicobacteriological aspect.
Mahjoub A, Hadj Salah S, Gayed N, Ben Abdessalem N, Krifa F, Knani L, Hachemi M
Tunis Med 2021 Juin;99(6):632-637. PMID: 35244915Free PMC Article
Prognostic Factors Affecting Graft Survival in Patients Undergoing Penetrating Keratoplasty for Infectious Keratitis.
Gümüş G, Kırgız A, Yıldırım Y, Kandemir Beşek N, Genç S, Kepez Yıldız B, Taşkapılı M
Turk J Ophthalmol 2020 Dec 29;50(6):324-331. doi: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.35305. PMID: 33389931Free PMC Article
Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for analgesia in traumatic corneal abrasions.
Wakai A, Lawrenson JG, Lawrenson AL, Wang Y, Brown MD, Quirke M, Ghandour O, McCormick R, Walsh CD, Amayem A, Lang E, Harrison N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 May 18;5(5):CD009781. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009781.pub2. PMID: 28516471Free PMC Article
Results of therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty for bacterial and fungal keratitis.
Koçluk Y, Sukgen EA
Int Ophthalmol 2017 Oct;37(5):1085-1093. Epub 2016 Oct 8 doi: 10.1007/s10792-016-0372-7. PMID: 27723008

Diagnosis

Scedosporium apiospermium keratitis: a case report.
Karaca U
J Med Case Rep 2022 Mar 4;16(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03315-9. PMID: 35241155Free PMC Article
Globicatella sanguinis corneal abscess with endophthalmitis.
Gupta B, Jain AK, Saini M, Sardana M, Soni R, Angrup A
J AAPOS 2022 Feb;26(1):46-48. Epub 2021 Nov 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.08.305. PMID: 34800673
Moraxella nonliquefaciens superinfecting herpes simplex keratitis.
Porcar Plana CA, Matarredona Muñoz J, Moya Roca J, Campos Mollo E
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;32(6):NP24-NP27. Epub 2021 May 20 doi: 10.1177/11206721211019565. PMID: 34015953
Severe corneal abscess: epidemiology and clinicobacteriological aspect.
Mahjoub A, Hadj Salah S, Gayed N, Ben Abdessalem N, Krifa F, Knani L, Hachemi M
Tunis Med 2021 Juin;99(6):632-637. PMID: 35244915Free PMC Article
Prognostic Factors Affecting Graft Survival in Patients Undergoing Penetrating Keratoplasty for Infectious Keratitis.
Gümüş G, Kırgız A, Yıldırım Y, Kandemir Beşek N, Genç S, Kepez Yıldız B, Taşkapılı M
Turk J Ophthalmol 2020 Dec 29;50(6):324-331. doi: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.35305. PMID: 33389931Free PMC Article

Therapy

Scedosporium apiospermium keratitis: a case report.
Karaca U
J Med Case Rep 2022 Mar 4;16(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03315-9. PMID: 35241155Free PMC Article
Globicatella sanguinis corneal abscess with endophthalmitis.
Gupta B, Jain AK, Saini M, Sardana M, Soni R, Angrup A
J AAPOS 2022 Feb;26(1):46-48. Epub 2021 Nov 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.08.305. PMID: 34800673
Moraxella nonliquefaciens superinfecting herpes simplex keratitis.
Porcar Plana CA, Matarredona Muñoz J, Moya Roca J, Campos Mollo E
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;32(6):NP24-NP27. Epub 2021 May 20 doi: 10.1177/11206721211019565. PMID: 34015953
Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for analgesia in traumatic corneal abrasions.
Wakai A, Lawrenson JG, Lawrenson AL, Wang Y, Brown MD, Quirke M, Ghandour O, McCormick R, Walsh CD, Amayem A, Lang E, Harrison N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 May 18;5(5):CD009781. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009781.pub2. PMID: 28516471Free PMC Article
Psoriatic corneal abscess.
Moadel K, Perry HD, Donnenfeld ED, Zagelbaum B, Ingraham HJ
Am J Ophthalmol 1995 Jun;119(6):800-1. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72790-4. PMID: 7785699

Prognosis

Moraxella nonliquefaciens superinfecting herpes simplex keratitis.
Porcar Plana CA, Matarredona Muñoz J, Moya Roca J, Campos Mollo E
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;32(6):NP24-NP27. Epub 2021 May 20 doi: 10.1177/11206721211019565. PMID: 34015953
Severe Keratitis and Corneal Perforation by Paenibacillus glucanolyticus.
Hassan A, Rampat R, Vasquez-Perez A
Cornea 2021 Aug 1;40(8):1062-1064. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002584. PMID: 33264149
Prognostic Factors Affecting Graft Survival in Patients Undergoing Penetrating Keratoplasty for Infectious Keratitis.
Gümüş G, Kırgız A, Yıldırım Y, Kandemir Beşek N, Genç S, Kepez Yıldız B, Taşkapılı M
Turk J Ophthalmol 2020 Dec 29;50(6):324-331. doi: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.35305. PMID: 33389931Free PMC Article
Multidrug resistant Fusarium keratitis.
Antequera P, Garcia-Conca V, Martín-González C, Ortiz-de-la-Tabla V
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2015 Aug;90(8):382-4. Epub 2014 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2014.04.008. PMID: 25443198
Exophiala jeanselmei keratitis.
al-Hedaithy SS, al-Kaff AS
Mycoses 1993 Mar-Apr;36(3-4):97-100. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1993.tb00695.x. PMID: 8366882

Clinical prediction guides

Study of the genetic diversity of Moraxella spp. isolates obtained from corneal abscesses.
Roitman KL, Cipolla L, Minervini P, Prieto M
Rev Argent Microbiol 2023 Jan-Mar;55(1):20-24. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ram.2022.03.004. PMID: 35915013
Fungal keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum: a case report.
Erkan Pota Ç, Ayaz Y, Ünal M, Koyuncu Özyurt Ö
J Med Case Rep 2022 Sep 7;16(1):340. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03566-6. PMID: 36068562Free PMC Article
Ocular complications in children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation without total body irradiation.
Kinori M, Bielorai B, Souroujon D, Hutt D, Ben-Bassat Mizrachi I, Huna-Baron R
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2015 Aug;253(8):1397-402. Epub 2015 Feb 24 doi: 10.1007/s00417-015-2964-8. PMID: 25708560
Alternaria keratitis and hypopyon after clear-cornea phacoemulsification.
Espósito E, Maccio JP, Monti R, Cervi L, Serra HM, Urrets-Zavalía JA
J Cataract Refract Surg 2014 Feb;40(2):331-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.12.003. PMID: 24461506
Effect of voriconazole on a corneal abscess caused by fusarium.
Polizzi A, Siniscalchi C, Mastromarino A, Saccà SC
Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2004 Dec;82(6):762-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00366.x. PMID: 15606478

Recent systematic reviews

Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for analgesia in traumatic corneal abrasions.
Wakai A, Lawrenson JG, Lawrenson AL, Wang Y, Brown MD, Quirke M, Ghandour O, McCormick R, Walsh CD, Amayem A, Lang E, Harrison N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 May 18;5(5):CD009781. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009781.pub2. PMID: 28516471Free PMC Article

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