Pathology of iris in leprosy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 490-492

  Daniel, Ebenezer ^a,b   Ebenezer, Gigi J ^b   Job, Charles K ^b  

^a Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Training   (India)

^b Schieffelin Leprosy Res/Train C   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; PARAFFIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; IRIS DISEASE; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SMEAR; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STAIN;

EID: 0030805589     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.6.490     Document Type: Article

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