Arthrographis Keratitis Mimicking Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 314-317

  Biser, Seth A ^a   Perry, Henry D ^b   Donnenfeld, Eric D ^b   Dosbi, Sima J ^b   Chaturvedi, Vishnu ^c  

^a Hudson Valley Eye Surgeons   (United States)

^b OPHTHALMIC CONSULTANTS OF LONG ISLAND   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Arthrographis; Fungal keratitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BACITRACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; NEOSPORIN; OFLOXACIN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIFLURIDINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTHROGRAPHIS KALRAE; ARTHROGRAPHIS KERATITIS; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HAZE; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATITIS, DENDRITIC; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MYCOSES; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 1642545567     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200404000-00018     Document Type: Review

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