Keratopathy of Multiple Myeloma Masquerading as Corneal Crystals of Ocular Cystinosis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 410-412

  Kleta, Robert ^a   Blair, Scott C ^c   Bernardini, Isa ^a   Kaiser Kupfer, Muriel I ^b   Gail, William A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CRYSTAL; CYSTINOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KERATOPATHY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PHOTOPHOBIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 1442306831     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/79.3.410     Document Type: Article

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