A farm worker presents with a gritty sensation in the eye after an injury with vegetation. Fluorescein staining shows a dendritic ulcer. Which organis...

Question

A farm worker presents with a gritty sensation in the eye after an injury with vegetation. Fluorescein staining shows a dendritic ulcer. Which organism is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Herpes simplex virus

Answer

Pseudomonas

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Acanthamoeba

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Chlamydia trachomatis

MCQ (SBA): ENT & Ophthalmology

A farm worker presents with a gritty sensation in the eye after an injury with vegetation. Fluorescein staining shows a dendritic ulcer. Which organism is most likely?