Moraxella atlantae keratitis presenting with an infectious ring ulcer
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Moraxella atlantae keratitis presenting with an infectious ring ulcer
Purpose Moraxella atlantae is a rare pathogen. Keratitis from this organism has never been specifically reported or described. In this report we provide the first clinical description and photograph of Moraxella atlantae infectious keratitis. Observations A 41 year-old man presented with a three day history of left eye pain. He was found to have a corneal ring ulcer and infiltrate from which ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2017.06.003