Nodular scleritis and Sweet's syndrome

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 858-860

  Wong, Melissa Hsing Yi ^a   Su, Daniel Hsien Wen ^a   Loh, Raymond Ser Keat ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dermatologic disease; Nodular scleritis; Ocular manifestation; Scleritis; Sweet's syndrome

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DAPSONE; DEXAMETHASONE; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; EYE EDEMA; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; SCLERITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; COLCHICINE; DAPSONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PREDNISOLONE; SCLERITIS; SWEET'S SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 37549068859     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01605.x     Document Type: Article

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