Conjunctival sporotrichosis in the absence of antecedent trauma

Cornea

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 831-833

  Hampton, Diana E ^a   Adesina, Adekunle ^a   Chodosh, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Fungi; Sporothrix schenckii

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; NAPHAZOLINE; POLYSPORIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE FARMING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS SPORE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHOSIS; SYMPTOM; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036828010     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200211000-00021     Document Type: Article

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