Anthrax as the cause of preseptal cellulitis

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 462-463

  Çelebi, Serdal ^a,c   Çelebi, Harika ^a   Çeliker, Ülkü Ö ^a   Kandemir, Baran ^a   Alagöz, Gürsoy ^a   Esmerligil, Serhan ^b  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Numune Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Univ Mah Zübeyde Hanim   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cicatricial ectropion; Cutaneous anthrax; Eyelid; Preseptal cellulitis

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYELID DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; UPPER EYELID;

EID: 0030862442     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00414.x     Document Type: Article

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