The successful medical treatment of a case of paecilomyces lilacinus keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-358

  Wu, Pei Chen ^a,b   Lai, Chien Hsiung ^a,b   Tan, Hsin Yuan ^a,b   Ma, David Hk ^a,b   Hsiao, Ching Hsi ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Keratitis; Paecilomyces spp; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; EYE PAIN; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS KERATITIS; PAECILOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; PAECILOMYCES; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 77649100108     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181af7626     Document Type: Article

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