Deep stromal inflammation - A possible new ocular manifestation of Crohn's disease

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-62

  Chowers, Itay ^a   Siganos, Charalambos S ^a   Solomon, Abraham ^a   Frucht Pery, Joseph ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cornea; Crohn's disease; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA STROMA; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; KERATITIS; MALE;

EID: 0031780961     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ocii.6.1.59.8085     Document Type: Article

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