Alternaria and paecilomyces keratitis associated with soft contact lens wear

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 564-568

  Yildiz, Elvin H ^a,b   Ailani, Haresh ^a   Hammersmith, Kristin M ^a   Eagle Jr , Ralph C ^a   Rapuano, Christopher J ^c   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alternaria keratitis; Fungal keratitis; Fungus; Infectious keratitis; Paecilomyces keratitis; Soft contact lens; Soft contact lens related corneal ulcer

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; BRIMONIDINE; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GATIFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NATAMYCIN; NEPAFENAC; POLYMYXIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISONE; TISSUE ADHESIVE; TOBRAMYCIN; VALACICLOVIR; VORICONAZOLE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAECILOMYCES; PATIENT REFERRAL; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PAECILOMYCES; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951766378     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181ba0cde     Document Type: Article

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