The role of topical corticosteroids in the management of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 277-283

  Park, David H ^a   Palay, David A ^b   Daya, Sheraz M ^c   Stulting, R Doyle ^b   Krachmer, Jay H ^a   Holland, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis; Corticosteroids; Infectious keratitis

Indexed keywords

CLOTRIMAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GRAMICIDIN; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; NEOSPORIN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA PERFORATION; DRUG EFFECT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0030980417     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199705000-00004     Document Type: Article

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