Linear IgA disease

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 443-446

  Smith, Justine R ^a   Kupa, Ann ^a   Coster, Douglas J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic cicatrizing conjunctivitis; Corneal perforation; Immunosuppression; Linear IgA bullous dermatosis of adults; Linear IgA disease

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAPSONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE 21 PHOSPHATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA PERFORATION; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AGED; CICATRIX; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0033380565     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1606.1999.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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