Necrotizing nocardial scleritis with intraocular extension: A case report

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 246-248

  Choudhry, Surbhit ^a   Rao, Srinivas K ^a   Biswas, Jyotirmoy ^a   Madhavan, H N ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NECROSIS; NOCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERITIS;

ABSCESS; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; SCLERA; SCLERITIS; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034048832     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200003000-00023     Document Type: Article

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