Ligneous conjunctivitis: A clinicopathologic study of 3 cases

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 201-206

  Rao, Srinivas K ^a   Biswas, Jyotirmoy ^a   Rajagopal, Rama ^a   Sitalakshmi, G ^a   Padmanabhan, Prema ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Conjunctival membranes; Histopathology; Ligneous conjunctivitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYCLOSPORIN; HEPARIN; HYALIN; HYALURONIDASE; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; EXCISION; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HAZE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENS DISEASE; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PTOSIS; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032232795     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006256114463     Document Type: Article

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