Atypical herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) presenting as a perforated corneal ulcer with a large infiltrate in a contact lens wearer: Multinucleated giant cells in the Giemsa smear offered a clue to the diagnosis

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-4

  Athmanathan, Sreedharan ^a   Pranesh, Veenashree M ^a   Pasricha, Gunisha ^a   Garg, Prashant ^a   Vemuganti, Geeta K ^a   Sharma, Savitri ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; GIEMSA STAIN; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0346796978     PISSN: 14712415     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-1-1     Document Type: Article

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