Case report. Keratomycosis due to Alternaria alternata in a diabetic patient

Mycoses

Volumn 45, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 512-514

  Vella Zahra, Loranne ^a,b   Mallia, D ^a   Hardie, J Grech ^a   Bezzina, A ^a   Fenech, T ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b Clinipath Medical Laboratories   (Malta)

Author keywords

Alternaria alternata; Diabetes; Keratomycosis; Malta

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA INJURY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; MALTA; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALTERNARIA; CORNEA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MALTA; MIDDLE AGED;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; FUNGI;

EID: 0036460166     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00806.x     Document Type: Article

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