Histopathological Features of Lepromatous Iridocyclitis; A Case Report

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-33

  Job, Charles K ^a   Thompson, Kirsteen ^b  

^a St Thomas Hosp and Leprosy Centre   (India)

^b Purulia Leprosy Home and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DAPSONE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CILIARY BODY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRIDECTOMY; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRIDOCYCLITIS; IRIS; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031798754     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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