Peripheral ulcerative keratitis: A serious complication of rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1267-1268

  Silva, Bruno L ^a   Cardozo, Juliana B ^b   Marback, Patrícia ^c   MacHado, Felipe Carrhá ^c   Galvão, Verena ^a   Santiago, Mittermayer B ^a  

^a ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c Ophthalmology Service of Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; INFLIXIMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; EYE PAIN; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PANSCLERITIS; PERIPHERAL ULCERATIVE KERATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCLERITIS; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; COMPLICATION; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG PULSE THERAPY;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; STEROIDS;

EID: 77954425647     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-1161-7     Document Type: Letter

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