Heparin in the long-term management of ligneous conjunctivitis: A case report and review of literature

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 606-609

  Hiremath, Mandira ^a   Elder, James ^a   Newall, Fiona ^a,b,c   Mitchell, Susan ^a   Dyas, Roxanne ^a   Monagle, Paul ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

heparin; ligneous conjunctivitis; plasminogen deficiency

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; PLASMINOGEN; STEROID;

CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGNEOUS CONJUNCTIVITIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYRINGOTOMY; ORBIT CELLULITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; ORBITAL CELLULITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PEDIGREE; PLASMINOGEN; RECURRENCE; RETINOSCOPY;

EID: 80053590900     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: 14735733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e3283494b52     Document Type: Review

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