Secondary bacterial keratitis associated with shield ulcer caused by vernal conjunctivitis

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 974-976

  Gedik, Şansal ^a   Akova, Yonca A ^a   Gür, Sirel ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Shield ulcer; Staphylococcus aureus; Vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CETIRIZINE; CYCLOPENTOLATE; CYCLOSPORIN A; LODOXAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM KERATITIS; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KERATITIS; MALE; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFAZOLIN; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CORNEAL ULCER; CYCLOPENTOLATE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; OXAMIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 33751100894     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000224639.58848.6f     Document Type: Article

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