Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Diagnosis and Treatment
Seiten
2018
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1st ed. 2018
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-10-5211-8 (ISBN)
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-10-5211-8 (ISBN)
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
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
Xuguang Sun is a professor of Ophthalmology at Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Epidemiology.- Etiology.- Pathological Mechanisms and Immunological Reaction.- Clinical Manifestations.- Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis.- Laboratory Examination.- Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.03.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 115 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 116 p. 118 illus., 115 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde |
| Schlagworte | Acanthamoeba Keratitis • clinical manifestation • Diagnosis and different diagnosis • etiology • Laboratory examination methods • Treatment |
| ISBN-10 | 981-10-5211-5 / 9811052115 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-10-5211-8 / 9789811052118 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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