Case report of restoration of the corneal epithelium in a patient with atopic keratoconjunctivitis resulting in amelioration of ocular allergic inflammation

Allergology International

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-312

  Fukuda, Ken ^a,b   Yamada, Naoyuki ^a   Nishida, Teruo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic inflammation; Atopic keratoconjunctivitis; Conjunctiva; Corneal ulcer; Epithelium

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; FIBRONECTIN; FLUOROMETHOLONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIDOCAINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA ULCER; EYE ALLERGY; EYE INFLAMMATION; FIBROBLAST; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; STROMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77957237337     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.10-CR-0185     Document Type: Article

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