Ocular factitious disorder presenting as endophthalmitis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-34

  Taher, Rashid M ^a   Singh, Arun D ^a   Hazariwala, Kaushik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Munchausen's syndrome; Ocular factitious disorder

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE DISEASE; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0033761208     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(00)80108-8     Document Type: Article

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