Successful treatment of Paecilomyces lilacinus keratitis in a patient with a history of herpes simplex virus keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1240-1242

  Malecha, Monika A ^a   Tarigopula, Sweta ^a   Malecha, Mark J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal keratitis; Herpes simplex virus keratitis; Paecilomyces lilacinus

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; STEROID;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA STROMA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KERATOMYCOSIS; KERATOPLASTY; LENSECTOMY; MALE; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS KERATITIS; VITRECTOMY;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MICONAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PAECILOMYCES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845735977     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000230497.99648.8d     Document Type: Article

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