Acanthamoeba keratitis with granulomatous reaction involving the stroma and anterior chamber

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-263

  Mietz, Holger ^a,b   Font, Ramon L ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 0031045411     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1997.01100150261021     Document Type: Article

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