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Amniotic membrane transplantation in a patient with impending perforated corneal ulcer caused by Streptococcus mitis: A case report and review of literature

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus mitis (S. mitis) is an opportunistic pathogen that can lead to severe ocular infections. In previous reports, penetrating keratoplasty (PK) was usually adopted for the treatment of persistent corneal ulcers. This report describes an unusual case of nonhealing descemetocele...

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Autores principales: Hsiao, Fang-Chi, Meir, Yaa-Jyuhn James, Yeh, Lung-Kun, Tan, Hsin-Yuan, Hsiao, Ching-Hsi, Ma, David Hui-Kang, Wu, Wei-Chi, Chen, Hung-Chi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9100738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35647159
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i12.3923