Vitamin a deficiency and xerophthalmic fundus in autoimmune hepatitis and cirrhosis

Retinal Cases and Brief Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 164-166

  Chow, Clement C ^a   Mieler, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Cirrhosis; Vitamin A deficiency; Xerophthalmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; RETINAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; RETINAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 84905972746     PISSN: 19351089     EISSN: 19371578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000031     Document Type: Article

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