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Case Reports
. 2003 Jul;87(7):923.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.7.923.

Hospital acquired aspergillus keratitis

B Burt, G Pappas, P Simcock
Case Reports

Hospital acquired aspergillus keratitis

B Burt et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Corneal ulcer with hypopyon.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Corneal graft 1 month after surgery.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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