Successful nonsurgical management of corneal perforation in a patient with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 880-882

  Yeh, Steven ^a   Matoba, Alice Y ^a,b  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy; Corneal perforation; Corneal ulcer; Cyclosporine

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; AZATHIOPRINE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; MYDRIATICS; POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547652500     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318073c213     Document Type: Article

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