Keratomalacia caused by psychiatric-induced dietary restrictions

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 995-997

  Cooney, Theresa M ^a   Johnson, C Starck ^a   Elner, Victor M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal ulceration; Keratomalacia; Vitamin A deficiency; Xerophthalmia; Xerosis

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN; RETINOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ULCER; DIET RESTRICTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOMALACIA; LABORATORY TEST; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; XEROSIS;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 34548279015     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3180959a5d     Document Type: Review

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