Scedosporium prolificans corneoscleritis: A successful outcome

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-171

  Kumar, B ^a   Crawford, G J ^a,b   Morlet, G C ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LIONS EYE INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corneoscleritis; Pterygium surgery; Scedosporium prolificans; Scleral necrosis

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPHOMYCETES; KERATITIS; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PTERYGIUM; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS; SCLERITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030754898     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01301.x     Document Type: Article

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