Cicatrising conjunctivitis due to paraneoplastic pemphigoid

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1562-1563

  Rutar, Tina ^a   Chan, Matilda F ^a   Acharya, Nisha R ^a   Naseri, Ayman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KALININ;

AGED; CACHEXIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ENTROPION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LETTER; MALE; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PEMPHIGOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CICATRIX; CONJUNCTIVITIS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PEMPHIGOID, BENIGN MUCOUS MEMBRANE;

EID: 35748969343     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.115634     Document Type: Letter

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