UN CASO DE QUERATITIS MICÓTICA POR CURVULARIA LUNATA
Las oculomicosis, o infecciones micóticas oportunistas del ojo, están siendo reconocidas en forma creciente como causas importantes de morbilidad y ceguera.
Institución del autor
Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Karnataka, India
Coautores
Shivanna Vijaya* H. R. Padmini** Seenivasen T. Santhya***
MBBS, MD Microbiology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Karnataka, India*
MBBS, MD Ophthalmology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Karnataka, India**
MBBS, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Karnataka, India***
Palabras clave
Curvularia lunata, queratomicosis, natamicina
Bibliografía del caso clínico
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