Persistent eyelid swelling in a patient with Rosacea

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-82

  Morales Burgos, Adisbeth ^b   Álvarez Del Manzano, Gilberto ^a   Sánchez, Jorge L ^a   Cruz, Carmen L ^a  

^a UPR School of Medicine

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Lymphedematous rosacea; Morbihan's disease; Rosacea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; ROSACEA;

EDEMA; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ROSACEA;

EID: 69249149946     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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