Corneal Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis
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Corneal Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis
PURPOSE To report a rare case of keratitis infected by Bipolaris hawaiiensis. METHODS A patient who was diagnosed as fungal keratitis caused by B. hawaiiensis was retrospectively reviewed for history, clinical characteristics, risk factors, laboratory findings, treatments, and outcomes. RESULTS A 63-year-old man with a history of trauma and saw dust in the left eye presented with a corneal ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000447737