Recalcitrant Candida endophthalmitis associated with mannose-binding lectin deficiency

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 822-823

  Oliva, Ana Maria ^b   Pavan, Peter R ^b   Margo, Curtis E ^a   Pautler, Scott E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FOLINATE CALCIUM; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; MICAFUNGIN; PREDNISONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE EXAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN DEFICIENCY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE ENUCLEATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN;

EID: 66949120326     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.107     Document Type: Letter

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