Ligneous conjunctivitis

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 369-388

  Schuster, Volker ^a   Seregard, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ligneous conjunctivitis; Plasminogen deficient mice; Systemic manifestations; Treatment options; Type I plasminogen deficiency

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; HEPARIN; HYALURONIDASE; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN[LYSINE]; PREDNISOLONE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

AMYLOIDOSIS; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; BLINDNESS; CHEMICAL BURN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA PERFORATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EAR DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EYE SURGERY; FAMILY HISTORY; FIBRIN CLOT; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GINGIVITIS; HEMOSTASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; INHERITANCE; JUVENILE COLLOID MILIUM; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; LIGNEOUS CONJUNCTIVITIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYRINGOTOMY; NEPHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANE LESION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN DISEASE; TISSUE INJURY; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VULVOVAGINITIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0038691627     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(03)00056-0     Document Type: Review

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