In vivo confocal microscopic evaluation of corneal changes in chronic stevens-johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-407

  Vera, Liza S ^a,c   Gueudry, Julie ^a   Delcampe, Agnes ^a   Roujeau, Jean Claude ^b   Brasseur, Gérard ^a   Muraine, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Ocular surface; Stevens Johnson syndrome; Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; DENDRITIC CELL; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LIMBAL STEM CELL DEFICIENCY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; STEM CELLS; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME;

EID: 67650630982     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31818cd299     Document Type: Article

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