A rare galactosemia complication: Vitreous hemorrhage

JIMD Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-93

  Takci, Sahin ^a   Kadayifcilar, Sibel ^a   Coskun, Turgay ^a   Yigit, Sule ^a   Hismi, Burcu ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Classic galactosemia; Galt activity; Ophthalmic complication; Retinal hemorrhage; Vitreous hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928481956     PISSN: 21928304     EISSN: 21928312     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/8904_2011_103     Document Type: Chapter

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