Bilateral Corneal Ulceration Caused by Vitamin A Deficiency in Eosinophilic Gastroenteropathy

Purpose: Vitamin A deficiency is a very rare condition in the developed world and can lead to a variety of ocular changes from xerosis and xerophthalmia to corneal ulcer and perforation. The treatment of this devastating disease is simple and inexpensive. It is therefore important to recognize and t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Case reports in ophthalmology 2011-09, Vol.2 (3), p.302-306
Hauptverfasser:	Lange, Alex P., Moloney, Greg, Sheldon, Claire A., Sasaki, Sachiko, Holland, Simon P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Corneal ulcer Published: September 2011 Vitamin A deficiency Xerophthalmia Xerosis
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