Keratouveitis caused by Euphorbia plant sap

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-313

  Basak, Samar K ^a   Bakshi, Partho ^a   Basu, Sabitabrata ^a   Basak, Soham ^b  

^a Disha Eye Hospitals and Research Centre   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Euphorbia sap; Keratitis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EUPHORBIA; FEMALE; GARDENING; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; KERATITIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLANT EXUDATE; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL EDEMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EUPHORBIA; FEMALE; GARDENING; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; PLANT EXUDATES; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 68249145967     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.53060     Document Type: Article

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