Hypopigmented face patches; their distribution and relevance to ocular complications in leprosy

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 388-391

  Daniel, Ebenezer ^a   Premkumar, Ramaswamy ^a   Koshy, Sheena ^c   Yowan, Paramanandam ^a   Kurian, Nisha ^a   Ffytche, Timothy J ^b  

^a Schieffelin Leprosy Res/Train Ctr   (India)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EYE DISEASES; EYELID DISEASES; FACE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0033375747     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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