Conjunctival edema and distichiasis in association with congenital lymphedema of the lower legs

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-150

  Ramasubramanian, Aparna ^a   Shields, Carol L ^a   Palamar, Melis ^a   Rousta, Sepideh T ^a   Shields, Jerry A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSIS; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ERYTHEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; HEREDITARY LYMPHEDEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA DISTICHIASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; EDEMA; EYE MALFORMATION; EYELASH; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; PATHOLOGY; SYNDROME;

CHILD; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; EDEMA; EYE ABNORMALITIES; EYELASHES; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 67049167787     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31819a44a1     Document Type: Article

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