Rabies in a blind patient: Confusion after corneal transplantation.
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ABSTRACT
Two blind persons received corneal transplants from a single donor who showed no signs of rabies before he died. One of the recipients, a young girl, died 16 days later of rabies and the other recipient survived. We discuss the possible mode of transmission of rabies to the first recipient and the management of the second recipient.
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Main subject:
Rabies
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Rabies Vaccines
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Child
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Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy
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Keratoplasty, Penetrating
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Fatal Outcome
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Adult
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Language:
En
Year:
2012
Type:
Article