Bilateral periocular psoriasis: An initial manifestation of acute generalized pustular psoriasis with coexistent Sjögren's syndrome

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 763-766

  Fernandes, Merle ^a   Vemuganti, Geeta K ^a   Rao, Gullapalli N ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dry eye; Ocular psoriasis; Pustular psoriasis; Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; BETAMETHASONE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMORBIDITY; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; KERATOPATHY; PATIENT MONITORING; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS; SCHIRMER TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SKIN BIOPSY; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; BETAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; METHOTREXATE; ORBITAL DISEASES; PREDNISOLONE; PSORIASIS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 36048949914     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01581.x     Document Type: Article

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