Bilateral microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in an immunocompetent non-contact lens wearer

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 374-376

  Lewis, Noni L ^a,c   Francis, Ian C ^a   Hawkins, Glenn S ^b   Coroneo, Minas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Immunocompetent; Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; FUMAGILLIN; FUMAGILLIN BICYCLOHEXYLAMMONIUM; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE COURSE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BENZAMIDINES; CONTACT LENSES; CYCLOHEXANES; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; SESQUITERPENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038054678     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200305000-00018     Document Type: Article

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