Topical and intralesional interferon therapy for recurrent lacrimal papilloma

Eye

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 649-651

  Parulekar, M V ^a   Khooshabeh, R ^a,b   Graham, C ^c  

^a Stoke Mandeville Eye Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; CIMETIDINE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CRYOTHERAPY; DACRYOCYSTOGRAPHY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG SAFETY; EPIPHORA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL PAPILLOMA; LETTER; MALE; PAPILLOMA; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIRUS REPLICATION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0036740740     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700113     Document Type: Letter

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