Mooren's-type ulceration associated with severe hidradenitis suppurativa: A case report and literature review

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 340-342

  Meskin, Seth W ^a,b,c   Carlson, Elise M ^d  

^a PC   (United States)

^b PC   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d New Haven Rheumatology New Haven   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne inversa; Corneal melts; Dermatologic associated corneal melts; Hidradenitis suppurativa; Mooren's ulcer; Mooren's type ulcer; Peripheral ulcerative keratitis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXYCYCLINE; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA RODENT ULCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; REVIEW; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS;

AMNION; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; AZA COMPOUNDS; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEAL PERFORATION; CORNEAL ULCER; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; QUINOLINES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 80053632707     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2011.584653     Document Type: Review

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