Confocal microscopy of subepithelial infiltrates occurring after epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1102-1104

  Alsuhaibani, Adel H ^a   Sutphin, John E ^b   Wagoner, Michael D ^a  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Dendritic cells; Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis; Keratocytes; Lymphocytes; Subepithelial infiltrates

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA STROMA; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; HYDROPS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS EPIDEMICA; KERATOCONUS; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SLIT LAMP; SPINDLE CELL; SUBEPITHELIAL INFILTRATE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; KERATOCONUS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 33845372277     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000230252.01184.59     Document Type: Article

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