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Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Vijaya Doddaiah, H. R. Padmini, Santhya Seenivasen, Megha Vikram

Keywords : Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis, Staphylococcus aureus, Gentamicin

Citation Information : Doddaiah V, Padmini HR, Seenivasen S, Vikram M. Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus. 2014; 16 (2):104-105.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-1282.144740

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Published Online: 15-07-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd.


Abstract

A 20-year-old female patient presented with complaints of redness, irritation, foreign body sensation, pain and excessive watering in the right eye since one month. On examination, conjunctiva was congested with pseudo membrane over the inferior fornix. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from the conjunctival swab. Case was diagnosed as pseudomembranous conjunctivitis (PMC) caused by Staphylococcus aureus.

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