Interface fungal infection after laser in situ keratomileusis presenting as diffuse lamellar keratitis: A clinicopathological report

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1400-1408

  Peng, Qun ^b   Holzer, Mike P ^b   Kaufer, Peter H ^b   Apple, David J ^a   Solomon, Kerry D ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUAL ACUITY; CANDIDIASIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0042931065     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01241-5     Document Type: Article

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