Herpetic keratouveitis mixed with bilateral Pseudomonas corneal ulcers in vitamin A deficiency

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 184-187

  Hsu, Hung Yuan ^a   Tsai, I Lun ^a   Kuo, Li Lin ^a,b   Tsai, Ching Yao ^a,b   Liou, Shiow Wen ^a,c   Woung, Lin Chung ^a,d  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Corneal ulcer; Herpetic keratouveitis; Vegetarian; Vitamin A deficiency; Xerophthalmia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CEFAZOLIN; CHOLESTEROL; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEIN; RETINOL; SERUM ALBUMIN; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AMNION; ANEMIA; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BITE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLURRED VISION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CORNEA; CORNEA ULCER; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE DISCHARGE; EYE EDEMA; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HERPETIC KERATOUVEITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KERATINIZATION; KERATOPATHY; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH ULCER; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SKIN DEFECT; SLIT LAMP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UVEITIS; VEGETARIAN DIET; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; XEROPHTHALMIA; XEROSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; TAIWAN; TRANSPLANTATION; VEGETARIAN; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

AMNION; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; TAIWAN; VEGETARIANS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 84922771267     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: 18760821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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