Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis following penetrating keratoplasty for Acanthamoeba keratitis

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 505-506

  Davis, Michael J ^a,b   Packo, Kirk H ^a,b   Epstein, Randy J ^a,c   Grostern, Richard J ^a   Cohen, Jack A ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Illinois Retina Associates   (United States)

^c Chicago Cornea Consultants Hoffman Estates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; EYE DROPS; FAMCICLOVIR; NEOMYCIN; POLYHEXYMETHYLENE BIGUANIDE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISONE; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; TRIFLURIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ACANTHAMOEBA INFECTION; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONSULTATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENUCLEATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPYON; LENSECTOMY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PERFORATING EYE INJURY; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SKIN DEFECT; SOFT CONTACT LENS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AMEBIASIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE ENUCLEATION; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 77950801423     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.33     Document Type: Article

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