Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Diagnosis and Treatment

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Springer Nature Singapore | e druk, 2018
ISBN13: 9789811052118
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Springer Nature Singapore e druk, 2018 9789811052118
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This book provides the concise descriptions of the basic and clinical knowledge about Acanthamoeba keratitis, including characteristics of pathogen, risk factors, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment with abundant figure illustrations and typical cases to ophthalmological practitioners and researchers.
Acanthamoeba pathogen is widely distributed in the nature. However, Acanthamoeba keratitis is generally considered as a type of sight-threatening keratitis that is difficult to treat. At early stage Acanthamoeba keratitis usually shows atypical clinical manifestations, that are often misdiagnosed as viral or bacterial keratitis. Moreover, there are not approved topical anti-amoebicdrugs available up to now. We hope ophthalmological practitioners can obtain a co

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ISBN13:9789811052118
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Springer Nature Singapore

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<div>Epidemiology.- Etiology.- Pathological Mechanisms and Immunological Reaction.- Clinical Manifestations.- Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis.- Laboratory Examination.- Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis.</div>

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