Retained Aspergillus-contaminated contact lens inducing conjunctival mass and keratoconjunctivitis in an immunocompetent patient

CLAO Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-58

  Perry, Henry D ^a,b,d   Donnenfeld, Eric D ^a,c,d   Grossman, Gayle A ^a   Stein, Mark ^a   Epstein, Arthur B ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c Manhattan Eye and Ear Infirmary ^*  (United States)

^d NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; PUNCTATE KERATITIS; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULOMA, PYOGENIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031913361     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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