Acute conjunctivitis with episcleritis and anterior uveitis linked to adiaspiromycosis and freshwater sponges, amazon region, brazil, 2005

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 633-639

  Mendes, Marcia O ^a   Moraes, Mario A P ^b   Renoiner, Ernesto I M ^a   Dantas, Marta H P ^a   Lanzieri, Tatiana M ^a   Fonseca, Carlos F ^c   Luna, Expedito J A ^a   Hatch, Douglas L ^d,e  

^a MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c Reference Hospital of Augustinópolis   (Brazil)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADIASPIROMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONIDIUM; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMMONSIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; EPISCLERITIS; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FRESHWATER SPECIES; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

EID: 65349103077     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1504.081282     Document Type: Article

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