Rheumatoid keratolysis: A series of 40 eyes

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 791-797

  Malik, Rizwan ^a,c   Culinane, A B ^b   Tole, D M ^a   Cook, S D ^a  

^a BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Keratolysis; Rheumatoid disease

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLAPSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KERATOLYSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LUNG TOXICITY; MALAISE; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCYTOPENIA; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID KERATOLYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33846600961     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600602     Document Type: Article

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