Elizabethkingia meningoseptica and Contact Lens Use
A 47-year-old man presented to our emergency department complaining of acute ocular pain and redness of his left eye. Ophthalmological antecedents included use of semi-rigid contact lens and primary open-angle glaucoma. Slit-lamp examination revealed a small central corneal ulcer associated with st...
Main Authors: | Joao Beato, Maria Espinar, Luís Figueira, Yuliana Eremina, Manuela Ribeiro, Raúl Moreira, Fernando Falcão-Reis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ordem dos Médicos
2016-04-01
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Series: | Acta Médica Portuguesa |
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Online Access: | https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/7048 |
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