Abstract
Keratitis occurring in renal transplant patients are often severe, with difficult management. We describe the case of a renal transplant patient, 44 year-old man, with history of recurrent herpetic keratitis, which developed an impending corneal perforation. Conjunctival smear showed the presence of amoebic cysts. Anti-amoebic treatment was undertaken in addition with oral aciclovir, and a therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty was performed. An ulceration of the graft occurred within five months. Ocular samples showed the presence of Candida albicans. Despite aggressive antifungal therapy, he required a second therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty for graft perforation. One month later, we noted a recurrence of the ulcer with corneal thinning which evolved to perforation.
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