Weber-Christian disease presenting with proptosis: A case report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-250

  Hyun, Sang Hoon ^a   Kang, Young Mo ^a,b   Kim, Chan Duck ^a   Lee, Jong Myung ^a   Kim, In Taek ^a   Kim, Nung Soo ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Exophthalmos, Proptosis; Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; EXOPHTHALMOS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; WEBER CHRISTIAN PANNICULITIS;

ADULT; BIOPSY; EXOPHTHALMOS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PANNICULITIS, NODULAR NONSUPPURATIVE;

EID: 0034167530     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2000.15.2.247     Document Type: Article

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