Ocular surface and intraocular inflammation are related in SS-I and rheumatoid arthritis patients

Rheumatology International

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 853-857

  Cellini, Mauro ^a   Versura, Piera ^a   Leonetti, Pietro ^a   Frigato, Marilena ^b   Manfredini, Elena ^b   Malavolta, Nazzarena ^b   Campos, Emilio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Laser cell flare; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sjogren's syndrome; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD EYE BARRIER; CELL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; EVALUATION; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE SWELLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TEARS; UVEITIS; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 34250192265     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-007-0325-6     Document Type: Article

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