Case Report
Kingella kingae Keratitis in a Child with Underlying Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
Table 1
Reported cases of Kingella kingae corneal ulcer.
| Number | Author & year | Age/gender | Ocular and systemic comorbidity | Clinical findings | Treatment | Outcome |
| (1) | Theo Mollee et al., 1992 | 11 months/male | Nil | Red eye, eye discharge | Gentamicin and cephalothin | Ulcer healed |
| (2) | Maria-Carmen Munoz-Egea et al., 2010 | 38 years/female | Contact lens wearer | Painful red eye for 2 days Mixed hyperaemia with paracentral corneal infiltrate measuring 1 × 1 mm | Moxifloxacin and tobramycin | Healed in 19 days |
| (3) | Maria-Carmen Munoz-Egea et al., 2012 | 45 years/male | HIV positive | Painful red eye for 2 weeks | Vancomycin and ceftazidime, then changed to gentamicin and ciprofloxacin | Unknown. Loss to follow-up |
| (4) | Orli Megged et al., 2013 | 15 years/female | Soft contact lens wearer | Painful red eye. Small corneal ulcer with grade 2 flare | Cefazoline, gentamicin | Healed in 6 weeks with faint scar and no visual impairment |
| (5) | Orli Megged et al., 2014 | 18 years/female | Nil | Painful red eye. Small 2.5 mm corneal ulcer at peripheral cornea | Cefazoline, gentamicin | Healed completely in 9 days |
|
|