Unusual Bilateral Self-Sealing Corneal Flaps in <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> Keratitis
Adult gonococcal conjunctivitis (GC) typically occurs by direct inoculation and is usually unilateral. GC may be associated with severe infectious keratitis leading to corneal perforation. Tectonic corneal grafting combined with antimicrobial treatment had a favorable outcome in this extremely rare bilateral case.
Authors
- Ricardo Brunzini
- Virginia Reviglio
- Víctor E. Reviglio
- Cristóbal Couto
- Matías Osaba
- Viviana Corvino
Institutions
- Universidad Católica de Córdoba (AR)
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR)
- Razi Hospital (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2025.2583220
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00