Microsporidial keratitis: Literature review and report of 2 cases in a tertiary eye care center

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-203

  Alkatan, Hind M ^a   Al Zaaidi, Sultan ^a   Athmanathan, Sreedharan ^a  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Keratoconjunctivitis; Microsporidia; Stromal keratitis

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; MOXIFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; VALACICLOVIR; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENCEPHALITOZOON; EYE EDEMA; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PAIN; EYE REDNESS; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIEMSA STAIN; GRAFT FAILURE; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84861008261     PISSN: 13194534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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