Keratomycosis caused by Cylindrocarpon lichenicola

Medical Mycology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 143-145

  Mangiaterra, M ^a,d   Giusiano, G ^a   Smilasky, G ^b   Zamar, L ^b   Amado, G ^c   Vicentin, C ^c  

^a Universidad National del Nordeste   (Argentina)

^b Sanatoria Norte   (Argentina)

^c Hospital Central de Reconquista   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cylindrocarpon lichenicola; Keratomycosis

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CEFAZOLIN; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NATAMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIFLURIDINE;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA ULCER; CYLINDROCARPON; EYE DISEASE; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHOTOPHOBIA; RURAL AREA; WOUND CARE;

CYLINDROCARPON; FUNGI; FUSARIUM LICHENICOLA;

EID: 0035123433     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714031009     Document Type: Article

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