Corneal perforation associated with vitamin A deficiency;Hornhautperforationen bei vitamin-A-mangel

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 614-617

  Heinz, C ^a,b   Steuhl, K P ^a   Meller, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b ST FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cornea; Descemetocele; Perforation; Retinol binding protein; Substitution; Vitamin A; Zinc

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; ZINC;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA PERFORATION; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 3042634789     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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