In vivo confocal microscopy and anterior segment optical coherence tomography in a case of alternaria keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 449-453

  Martone, Gianluca ^a   Pichierri, Patrizia ^a   Franceschini, Rossella ^a   Moramarco, Antonio ^a   Ciompi, Leonardo ^a   Tosi, Gian Marco ^a   Balestrazzi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternaria alternate; anterior segment optical coherence tomography; fungal keratitis; in vivo confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; VORICONAZOLE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; ALTERNARIA KERATITIS; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL SHAPE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DENDRITIC CELL; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATITIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; ALTERNARIA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYCOSES; PYRIMIDINES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 79952990886     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181dae1f3     Document Type: Article

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