Clinical manifestations due to severe plasminogen deficiency: A case report

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 179-182

  Silva, Geisa B L ^a   Bariani, César ^a   Mendonça, Elismauro F ^b   Batista, Aline C ^b  

^a Araujo Jorge Hospital   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gingival lesions; Ligneous conjunctivitis; Plasminogen deficiency

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLASMINOGEN; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EYELID DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH ULCER;

CATARACT; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EYELID DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL DISEASES; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ORAL ULCER; PLASMINOGEN; PREDNISONE;

EID: 34147175919     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: 19355068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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