Progressive ulcerative keratitis related to the use of topical chlorhexidine gluconate (0.02%)

Cornea

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 237-239

  Murthy, Shashidhar ^a   Hawksworth, Nick R ^a   Cree, Ian ^a  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Corneal toxicity; Progressive ulcerative keratitis

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; EYE DROPS; PROPAMIDINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA CELL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0036187295     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200203000-00026     Document Type: Article

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