Ligneous conjunctivitis: A local manifestation of a systemic disorder?

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 313-315

  Chen, Sean ^a   Wishart, Manijeh ^b   Hiscott, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

BIOPSY; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PLASMINOGEN;

EID: 0034297898     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpa.2000.106961     Document Type: Article

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