In vivo confocal scanning laser microscopy in patients with primary sjögren’s syndrome: A monocentric experience

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 585-589

  Gabbriellini, Giovanna ^a   Baldini, Chiara ^a   Varanini, Valentina ^a   Notarstefano, Chiara ^a   Pepe, Pasquale ^a   Fanucci, Francesca ^a   Ferro, Francesco ^a   Luciano, Nicoletta ^a   Mosca, Marta ^a   Nardi, Marco ^a   Bombardieri, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confocal scanning laser microscopy; Dry eye; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Lachrymal functional unit; Sj gren s syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA THICKNESS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRY EYE; EPITHELIUM BASAL CELL; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PACHYMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND BIOPSY; SCORING SYSTEM; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TEAR FILM; CELL COUNT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CELL COUNT; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 84935036395     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14397595.2014.979523     Document Type: Article

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