Severe pigmented keratitis caused by Cladorrhinum bulbillosum

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 434-437

  Gajjar, D U ^a   Pal, A K ^a   Santos, J M ^b   Ghodadra, B K ^a   Vasavada, A R ^a  

^a ILADEVI CATARACT AND IOL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cladorrhinum bulbillosum; liver cirrhosis; pigmented keratitis

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FLUCONAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; NATAMET; NATAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOCON;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CLADORRHINUM BULBILLOSUM; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIPHORA; EYE EDEMA; FUNGUS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIGMENTED KERATITIS; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 82555191303     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.90191     Document Type: Article

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