Chronic endophthalmitis mimicking an endothelial immune reaction after penetrating keratoplasty

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1475-1477

  Reinhard, Thomas ^a,b   Böcking, Alfred ^b   Sundmacher, Rainer ^a  

^a University Eye Hospital   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORNEAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0042443461     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)01276-7     Document Type: Article

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