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Corneal Melt in Leptospirosis
Corneal Melt in Leptospirosis
Corneal Melt in Leptospirosis
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Figure 1: (a) Corneal edema with descemet folds, 3‑mm hypopyon and subconjunctival
hemorrhage one day after the splash of tissue fluid from the goat. (b) Hypopyon shows
leptospire with the neutrophils stained using the silver impregnation method. Approximately,
25 leptospires were observed under the microscope with a maximum of eight leptospires
per field (40×). *denotes leptospires and N denotes neutrophil. (c) Corneal melt on the third
day. (d) Corneal perforation with iris prolapse on the fourth day
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S R Rathinam, Gowri Priya Chidambaranathan
Uveitis Service, Aravind Eye Hospital and
PG Institute of Ophthalmology, Cite this article as: Rathinam SR, Chidambaranathan GP. Corneal melt in
leptospirosis. Indian J Ophthalmol 2020;68:1970.
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India