Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in a HIV-seronegative patient treated with debridement and oral itraconazole

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 745-746

  Sridhar, M S ^a   Sharma, Savitri ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MICROSPORUM; PAPILLARY CONJUNCTIVITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0141793641     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00391-X     Document Type: Article

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