Treatment With Intrastromal and Intracameral Voriconazole in 2 Eyes With Lasiodiplodia theobromae Keratitis
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Treatment With Intrastromal and Intracameral Voriconazole in 2 Eyes With Lasiodiplodia theobromae Keratitis
To report the clinical presentation and the role of intrastromal and intracameral voriconazole injection in the management of rare cases of fungal keratitis caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae.Two eyes of 2 patients with Lasiodiplodia keratitis unresponsive to topical and oral antifungal medications were included in this study. Diagnosis of Lasiodiplodia keratitis was confirmed by microbiologica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000541