Aspergillus keratitis in vernal shield ulcer - A case report and review

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 641-644

  Jain, Vandana ^a   Mhatre, Kanupriya ^a   Nair, Akshay G ^a   Shome, Debraj ^a   Natarajan, Sundaram ^a  

^a ADITYA JYOT EYE HOSPITAL PVT LTD   (India)

Author keywords

Fungal keratitis; Shield ulcer; VKC

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; MOXIFLOXACIN; NATAMYCIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EYE DROPS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ULCER; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KERATOMYCOSIS; KERATOPATHY; MALE; SCAR FORMATION; SLIT LAMP; SYNDROME DELINEATION; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CORNEAL ULCER; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79953045212     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: 15732630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-010-9349-0     Document Type: Article

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