Endophthalmitis associated with intravenous drug use

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1219-1220

  Keyashian, Kian ^b   Malani, Preeti N ^a  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Injection drug use; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ATROPINE; COCAINE; FLUCONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CANDIDA ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE BIOPSY; EYE EXAMINATION; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LEMON JUICE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHOTOPHOBIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VITRECTOMY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BEVERAGES; CANDIDIASIS; CITRUS; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 37349053110     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181581191     Document Type: Article

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