Cystic Compound Melanocytic Nevus in a Pediatric Patient.
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Presented at: Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress, Liverpool, UK, May 2015. Financial Disclosure(s): The author(s) have made the following disclosure(s): J.D.C.: Grant d International Health PhD Fellowship, grant no. 097437/Z/11/Z. Supported by the Wellcome Trust, London, United Kingdom. The sponsor or funding organization had no role in the design or conduct of this research. Author Contributions: Conception and design: Chidambaram, Prajna, Larke, Palepu, Lalitha, Hau, Burton Analysis and interpretation: Chidambaram Prajna, Larke, Carnt, Vesaluoma, Hau, Burton Data collection: Chidambaram, Prajna, Palepu, Lanjewar, Shah, Elakkiya, Lalitha, Carnt, Vesaluoma, Mason, Hau, Burton Obtained funding: Not applicable Overall responsibility: Chidambaram, Prajna, Larke, Palepu, Lanjewar, Shah, Elakkiya, Lalitha, Carnt, Vesaluoma, Mason, Hau, Burton Abbreviations and Acronyms: AK1⁄4 Acanthamoeba keratitis; BA1⁄4 blood agar; CI 1⁄4 confidence interval; IVCM 1⁄4 in vivo confocal microscopy; MK 1⁄4 microbial keratitis; NPV 1⁄4 negative predictive value; PDA 1⁄4 potato dextrose agar; PPV 1⁄4 positive predictive value. Correspondence: Jaya D. Chidambaram, MBBS, MRCOphth, International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Room K390, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom. E-mail: Jaya. [email protected].
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Ophthalmology
دوره 123 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016