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The use of nerve growth factor in herpetic keratitis: a case report

BACKGROUND: We evaluate the role of nerve growth factor (NGF) eye drops to treat a herpetic corneal ulcer resistant to systemic and local acyclovir treatment in an HIV-positive patient. CASE PRESENTATION: A 68 year old HIV-positive male presented with a herpetic corneal ulcer which was treated unsuc...

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Autores principales: Mauro, Cellini, Pietro, Leonetti, Emilio, Campos C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2174497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17974026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-124