Histopathology and treatment of corneal disease in keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness (KID) syndrome

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 738-740

  Djalilian, A R ^a   Kim, J Y ^b   Saeed, H N ^c   Holland, E J ^d   Chan, C C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DYSKERATOSIS; HAIR LOSS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ICHTHYOSIS; KERATITIS; KERATITIS ICHTHYOSIS DEAFNESS SYNDROME; LETTER; MALE; PARAKERATOSIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SEBACEOUS GLAND DISEASE; TEAR FLOW; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77951135172     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.178     Document Type: Letter

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