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Enucleation following treatment with intravenous pentamidine for Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis
PURPOSE: To describe the course and outcome of treatment of advanced Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis with intravenous pentamidine. METHODS: A case of advanced Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis was resistant to conventional therapy and was treated with intravenous pentamidine. The eye was later removed due t...
Autores principales: | Kuennen, Rebecca A, Smith, Reynell Harder, Mauger, Thomas F, Craig, Elson |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952618/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20957062 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S13831 |
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