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Human infectious corneal ulcer caused by Pythium insidiosum

R Virgile1, H D Perry, B Pardanani

  • 1Division of Ophthalmology, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, New York 11554.

Cornea
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Pythium insidiosum, a fungus-like organism, was identified in a human corneal ulcer, marking a first. This difficult-to-diagnose infection resists antifungal drugs, necessitating surgical removal.

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