Posttraumatic fungal endophthalmitis resulting from Scopulariopsis brevicaulis

Retina

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 256-257

  Gariano, Ray F ^a   Kalina, Robert E ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; DEXAMETHASONE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA INJURY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0030916196     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199717030-00015     Document Type: Article

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