Amniotic membrane transplantation for severe acute cases of chemical ocular burn and Stevens-Johnson syndrome;Transplante de membrana amniótica em casos agudos graves de queimadura ocular química e síndrome de Stevens-Johnson

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-220

  da Silva Ricardo, Joś Reinaldo ^a   de Barros, Sabrina Leite ^a   dos Santos, Myrna Serapião ^a   de Souza, Luciene Barbosa ^a   Gomes, Joś Álvaro Pereira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amnion transplantation; Cornea; Corneal; Epithelium; Eye burns; Stevens Johnson syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649232897     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492009000200016     Document Type: Article

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