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Oral miltefosine for refractory Acanthamoeba keratitis
PURPOSE: To report the first case of Acanthamoeba keratitis treated with oral miltefosine in the United States. OBSERVATIONS: A 17-year-old female with a history of orthokeratology contact lens wear presented after five months of left eye pain, redness, and photophobia. She was previously treated wi...
Autores principales: | Hirabayashi, Kristin E., Lin, Charles C., Ta, Christopher N. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6804782/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31650083 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2019.100555 |
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