Acute painful vision loss and acute abdomen: A case of endogenous Clostridium perfringens endophthalmitis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 208-210

  Lauer, Andreas K ^a   Riley, Keith ^b   Wentzien, James ^b   Marsal, Scott W ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Clostridium perfringens; Endophthalmitis; Gastrointestinal diseases

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 18744374179     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(05)80037-7     Document Type: Article

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