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- Title
Medroxyprogesterone to treat corneal thinning postcurvularia keratitis.
- Authors
Khan, Lubna; Batavia, Ekta
- Abstract
Keratitis of varied etiology is not uncommon in the Indian subcontinent. This case is one such an instance of keratitis caused by dematiaceous fungus in an urban dweller not engaged in farming or any other soil/earth-related work. Although healing of the ulcer occurred in the usual course, thinning persisted for a fortnight. This case highlights medroxyprogesterone acetate used topically to achieve collagen synthesis, thereby affect repair of the thinned cornea.
- Subjects
SOUTH Asia; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; KERATITIS; CORNEA; ACETATES; SUBCONTINENTS
- Publication
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019, Vol 12, Issue 3, p194
- ISSN
0974-620X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/ojo.OJO_228_2018