Microsporidium stromal keratitis: In vivo confocal findings

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 870-873

  Sagoo, Mandeep S ^a   Mehta, Jodhbir S ^a   Hau, Scott ^a   Irion, Luciane Dreher ^b   Curry, Alan ^b   Bonshek, Richard E ^b   Tuft, Stephen J ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cornea; Keratitis; Microsporidium

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; FUMAGILLIN; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEAL BIOPSY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EYE INFLAMMATION; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MICROSPORUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL ULCER; CYCLOHEXANES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSPORIDIA, UNCLASSIFIED; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 34547660025     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31806c7a3c     Document Type: Article

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