Erosive conjunctivitis and punctal stenosis secondary to docetaxel (Taxotere)

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 134-135

  Skolnick, Craig A ^a,c   Doughman, Donald J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Bascom Palmer of the Palm Beaches   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Docetaxel; Punctal stenosis

Indexed keywords

DOCETAXEL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUOROMETHOLONE; NEOSPORIN; TRASTUZUMAB; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PACLITAXEL; TAXOID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FLUID RETENTION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MOUTH PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PACLITAXEL; TAXOIDS;

EID: 0038545475     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000062464.79558.5A     Document Type: Article

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