Bilateral Keratoconjunctivitis Associated with Lichen Planus

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 100-105

  Rhee, Michelle K ^a   Mootha, V Vinod ^b  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Cicatricial conjunctivitis; Cyclosporin; Keratitis; Lichen planus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; DAPSONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GRISEOFULVIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOXSALEN; OFLOXACIN; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISONE; RETINOIC ACID; STEROID;

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AMNION; CYCLOSPORINE; HUMANS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PREDNISONE;

EID: 0348049456     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200401000-00019     Document Type: Article

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