Microsporidial keratitis retrospectively diagnosed by ultrastructural study of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded corneal tissue: a case report

• Main Authors: Satoru Ueno (Author), Hiroshi Eguchi (Author), Fumika Hotta (Author), Masahiko Fukuda (Author), Masatomo Kimura (Author), Kenji Yagita (Author), Takashi Suzuki (Author), Shunji Kusaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The utility of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) corneal tissue specimens for retrospective diagnosis of microsporidial keratitis was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis and the possible second case of microsporidial keratitis after Descemet strippi...