PMC2836791_01
Three weeks
after initial presentation, corneal ulcer associated with an intense
inflammation and a dense hypopyon were still observed.
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Three weeks after the start of the infection, the clinical situation was still worsening and the integrity of the eye was compromised (Figure 1).
Four weeks after the start of ceftazidime treatment, we
noticed a central corneal scar, absence of hypopyon, and no evidence of active
keratitis.
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Abscess regression and hypopyon disappearance are illustrated by Figure 2.
A slit lamp photograph of the left eye 4 months after initial
presentation illustrates a central corneal scar without inflammation or neovessels.
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fig3
There was evidence of central corneal scarring without inflammation or neo-vessels (Figure 3).