Early pathological features of the cornea in toxic epidermal necrolysis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1129-1132

  Williams, G P ^a,c   Mudhar, H S ^b   Leyland, M ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL VACUOLE; CORNEA DISEASE; EPIDERMOLYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC;

EID: 34548356573     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.113241     Document Type: Article

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