Fungal endophthalmitis developing in asthmatic individuals treated with inhaled corticosteroids

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 952-953

  Mayercik, Vera A ^b   Eller, Andrew W ^a   Pihlblad, Matthew S ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; EYE DROPS; FLUCONAZOLE; NYSTATIN;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EYE PAIN; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THRUSH; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CANDIDEMIA; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; NYSTATIN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79960199235     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.184     Document Type: Article

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