In vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy of corneal nerves in leprosy [3]

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 282-284

  Zhao, Chen ^b   Lu, Shasha ^b   Tajouri, Nadja ^b   Dosso, Andre ^b   Safran, Avinoam B ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPESTHESIA; IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; LEPROSY; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SLIT LAMP;

ADULT; CORNEA; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY, BORDERLINE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OPHTHALMIC NERVE;

EID: 39049141687     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2007.67     Document Type: Letter

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