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OBJECTIVE To describe a case of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in a patient without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. METHODS Case report. An epithelial corneal scraping from a woman with chronic bilateral keratoconjunctivitis was evaluated by Giemsa stain. RESULTS Giemsa stain of an epithelial corneal scraping disclosed intracellular and extracellular spores characteristic of microsporidia. An HIV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test was negative. The signs and symptoms of the bilateral keratoconjunctivitis resolved after treatment with albendazole. CONCLUSIONS Microsporidia may cause a chronic epithelial keratoconjunctivitis in the absence of HIV infection.
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