Sight threatening complications in porphyria cutanea tarda [8]

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 949-950

  Zaborowski, A G ^a   Paulson, G H ^a   Peters, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; IRON; LUBRICATING AGENT; PORPHYRIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA PERFORATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LETTER; PHLEBOTOMY; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; SCLEROMALACIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 4944237711     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701362     Document Type: Letter

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