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H D Perry1, J S Nauheim, E D Donnenfeld
1Division of Ophthalmology, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow.
Abstract:
An elderly male presented with epithelial defect which resisted all medical and therapeutic approaches until Gram stain and cultural report documented the presence of Nocardia asteroides of the offending organism. A 3-month course of chronic keratitis with persistent epithelial defect resolved in 48 h following the use of topical trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
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