Transient corneal microcysts associated with interferon therapy

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 480-481

  Fracht, Harvey U ^a   Harvey, Todd J ^b   Bennett, Timothy J ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Dailcy Eye Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Intercellular adhesion molecule 1; Interferon; Microcysts

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT CORNEA EPITHELIAL MICROCYST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CORNEAL DISEASES; CYSTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; RIBAVIRIN;

EID: 17844378197     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000151566.70731.35     Document Type: Article

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