Scedosporium apiospermum keratomycosis with secondary endophthalmitis [4]

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 841-843

  Leck, A ^a   Matheson, M ^a   Tuft, S ^b   Waheed, K ^c   Lagonowski, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Greenwich District Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ECONAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; ITRACONAZOLE; LATANOPROST; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL BIOPSY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KERATOMYCOSIS; LETTER; OPTIC DISK CUP; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PUPIL DISEASE; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0242288025     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700477     Document Type: Letter

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