Crystalline deposition in the cornea and conjunctiva secondary to long-term clofazimine therapy in a leprosy patient

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 328-329

  Barot, Rakesh K ^a,b   Viswanath, Vishalakshi ^a   Pattiwar, Madhuri S ^a   Torsekar, Raghunandan G ^a  

^a Rajiv Gandhi Medical College   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CORNEA DISEASE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LETTER; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CLOFAZIMINE; CORNEAL DISEASES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY;

EID: 79959368275     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.82012     Document Type: Letter

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