Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda
A 35-year-old male presented with Candida keratitis in the left eye. He was HIV positive with a CD4 of 352 cells/µL. The eye quickly deteriorated, despite intensive antifungal treatment and was eviscerated. Five months later, he re-presented with Candida keratitis in his right eye. A focal source of...
Main Authors: | Simon Arunga, Teddy Kwaga, Astrid Leck, Victor H. Hu, Matthew J. Burton |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300915 |
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