Table 3
Clinical signs in early and late cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis at presentation
| Clinical signs | Category | Total (n=39) | |||
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| Early cases (n=24) | Late cases (n=15) | ||||
| Ring infiltrate | 11 (45.8%) | 5 (33.3%) | 16 (41.0%) | ||
| Satellite infiltrate | 9 (37.5%) | 2 (13.3%) | 11 (28.2%) | ||
| Diffuse infiltrate | 11 (45.8%) | 10 (66.6%) | 21 (53.8%) | ||
| Endothelial plaque | 4 (16.6%) | 1 (6.6%) | 5 (12.8%) | ||
| Hypopyon | 14 (58.3%) | 7 (46.6%) | 21 (53.8%) | ||
| Dendritic lesion | 1 (4.1%) | 0 | 1 (2.5%) | ||
| Radial keratoneuritis | 0 | 1 (6.6%) | 1 (2.5%) | ||
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↵In two cases the ring infiltrate was partial.
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Early = cases diagnosed within 30 days of start of symptoms.
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Late = cases diagnosed 30 days after start of symptoms.
