Acanthamoeba keratitis: A comprehensive photographic reference of common and uncommon signs

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 232-238

  Patel, Dipika V ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Cornea; Infection; Keratitis; Sign

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA PERFORATION; CYTOLYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HEALING; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; REVIEW; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; CORNEA; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 65449134729     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01913.x     Document Type: Review

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