Suppurative Keratitis : Clinical Analysis of 224 Cases

Somsanguan Ausayakhun M.D., M.H.Sc.,
Winai Chaidaroon M.D.
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai university

ABSTRACT A review of 224 cases of suppurative keratitis treated at the Department of Ophthalmology, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital from January 1984 through December 1989 showed that there were 154 males and 70 females with the ratio of 11:5. The age ranged from 6 months to 82 years, with the peak in male at 21-30 and 51-70 years and in female at 51-70 years.

Most of the patients were injured by vegetable contaminations and some kinds of foreign bodies such as dust, iron and insect. Majority of cases were treated before coming to hospital (72.2%). The etiologic microorganisms were bacteria (46.4%),fungi (41.5%) and virus (8.5%). The common bacteria were Pneumococcus (26.9%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (15.4%). The important fungi was Fusarium (56.5%)

Thai J Ophthalmol 1992 ; January – June 6 (1) : 1-7