The Boston keratoprosthesis in 2 patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 354-356

  Yildiz, Elvin H ^a   Saad, Christine G ^a   Eagle, Ralph ^a   Ayres, Brandon D ^a   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

APECED; Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy; Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis; Candidiasis; Cornea; Ectodermal dystrophy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; GATIFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA ULCER; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; DRY EYE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOPROSTHESIS; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77649143638     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181ab96bb     Document Type: Article

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