Conjunctival and corneal ulcerations: Keep a sharp eye on nicorandil

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 463-464

  Trechot, Philippe ^a   Bazard, M C ^a   Petitpain, N ^a   Trechot, F ^a   Javot, L ^a   Angioi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICORANDIL;

AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA ULCER; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLIT LAMP; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; ULCER; VASCULITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CORNEAL PERFORATION; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; NICORANDIL; ULCER; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84857108339     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-301302     Document Type: Letter

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