The use of nerve growth factor in herpetic keratitis: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Cellini, Mauro ^a   Leonetti, Pietro ^a   Campos, Emilio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

AGED; ANTIVIRAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 45349089998     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-124     Document Type: Article

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