Acanthamoeba keratitis: A clinicopathologic case report and review of the literature

Human Pathology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 918-922

  Knickelbein, Jared E ^a   Kovarik, Jessica ^a   Dhaliwal, Deepinder K ^a   Chu, Charleen T ^a  

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

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Cornea; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYCLOPLEGICS; FLUCONAZOLE; HEXAMIDINE ISETIONATE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNATE IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYCOSIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MACROPHAGES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 84876481222     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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