Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome: New clinicopathologic findings in 4 cases

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-232

  Cockerham, Kimberly Peele ^a   Hidayat, Ahmed A ^b   Cockerham, Glenn C ^c   Depper, Mark H ^d   Sorensen, Scott ^e   Cytryn, Albert S ^f   Gavaris, Paul T ^g  

^a Allegheny Ophthal/Orbital Assoc   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c Ophthalmology Service ^*  (United States)

^d Department of Radiology ^*  (United States)

^e Ophthalmology Service   (United States)

^f WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Eye Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MELKERSSON ROSENTHAL SYNDROME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0033960714     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.2.227     Document Type: Article

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