Postoperative Rhizopus scleritis in a diabetic man

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 562-565

  Locher, D H ^a   Adesina, A ^a   Wolf, T C ^a   Imes, C B ^a   Chodosh, J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BETAMETHASONE ACETATE PLUS BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CEFTAZIDIME; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GENTAMICIN; INSULIN; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENUCLEATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KERATITIS; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS; SCLERITIS;

EID: 0032470694     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(98)80302-7     Document Type: Article

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