Cat-scratch disease causing atypical granulomatous conjunctivitis - Case report;Conjuntivite granulomatosa atípica causada pela doença da arranhadura do gato - Relato de caso

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 541-543

  De Oliveira, Alexandre Hassler Príncipe ^a   Pereira, Carlos Alberto Pires ^a   De Sousa, Luciene Barbosa ^a   De Freitas, Denise ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Case report; Catscratch disease; Conjunctival diseases; Conjunctivitis, bacterial; Granuloma

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149144849     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492004000300028     Document Type: Article

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