Pathologic features and immunofluorescent antibody demonstration of ocular microsporidiosis (Encephalitozoon hellem) in seven patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 285-292

  Schwartz, D A ^a   Visvesvara, G S ^a   Diesenhouse, M C ^a   Weber, R ^a   Font, R L ^a   Wilson, L A ^a   Corrent, G ^a   Serdarevic, O N ^a   Rosberger, D F ^a   Keenen, P C ^a   Grossniklaus, H E ^a   Hewan Lowe, K ^a   Bryan, R T ^a  

^a GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; MICROSPORA; MICROSPORUM; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTATE KERATITIS; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 0027417154     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)73577-9     Document Type: Article

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