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Acanthamoeba Keratitis

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NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume 381, Issue 3, Pages 274-274

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MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm1817678

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A 41-year-old woman who wore soft contact lenses presented with pain, blurry vision, and sensitivity to light in her left eye. Cultures of corneal scrapings grew Acanthamoeba polyphaga, and a diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis was made.

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