Limbal stem cell deficiency in the context of autoimmune polyendocrinopathy

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 870-872

  Mohammadpour, Mehrdad ^a,b   Javadi, M A ^a,b   Karimian, F ^a,b  

^a Department of Ophthalmology   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy; Limbal stem cell deficiency; Multiple endocrine deficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CALCIUM; FLUDROCORTISONE; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; EYELASH; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; ONSET AGE; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; STEM CELL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33846594865     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600616     Document Type: Article

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