Retinal detachment following meningococcal endophthalmitis [26]

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 450-451

  Agrawal, P ^a   Yellachich, D ^a   Kirkpatrick, N ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SILICONE OIL; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; B SCAN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA EDEMA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER SURGERY; LENSECTOMY; LETTER; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINOPEXY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33847670106     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702628     Document Type: Letter

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