Aspergillus mycetoma in a secondary hydroxyapatite orbital implant: A case report and literature review

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 987-991

  Oestreicher, James H ^a,c   Bashour, Mounir ^b   Jong, Roland ^a   Chiu, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; EYE IRRITATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAFT INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA;

EID: 0033497414     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)00521-7     Document Type: Article

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