Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: A 27-year-old woman with peripheral thinning of her left cornea associated with adjacent conjunctival and episcleral inflammation was clinically examined. RESULTS: Episodes of worsening skin lesions were associated with development of inflammation in her left eye. Administration of sulfones was effective for reducing both skin and ocular inflammation. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | J Shimazaki, H Y Yang, S Shimmura, K Tsubota |
Journal | Cornea
(Cornea)
Vol. 17
Issue 3
Pg. 342-4
(May 1998)
ISSN: 0277-3740 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9603393
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Chronic Disease
- Colchicine
(therapeutic use)
- Conjunctiva
(pathology)
- Conjunctival Diseases
(complications, drug therapy, pathology)
- Cornea
(pathology)
- Corneal Ulcer
(complications, drug therapy, pathology)
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Erythema
(complications, drug therapy, pathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
(complications, drug therapy, pathology)
- Sulfasalazine
(therapeutic use)
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