Is Microsporidial keratitis an emerging cause of stromal keratitis? – a case series study
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Is Microsporidial keratitis an emerging cause of stromal keratitis? – a case series study
BACKGROUND Microsporidial keratitis is a rare cause of stromal keratitis. We present a series of five cases of microsporidial keratitis from a single centre in southern India with microbiologic and histopathologic features. CASE PRESENTATION Patient charts of five cases of microsporidial stromal keratitis diagnosed between January 2002 and June 2004 were reviewed retrospectively for clinical ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-5-19