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Vitamin B12 Deficiency as a Cause of Neurotrophic Keratopathy

INTRODUCTION: Neurotrophic keratitis is a rare degenerative corneal disease caused by an impairment of trigeminal corneal innervation, leading to a decrease or absence of corneal sensation. Here, we present a case of neurotrophic keratopathy caused by B12 deficiency in a 34 years old man who had a p...

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Autores principales: Nassiri, Nader, Assarzadegan, Farhad, Shahriari, Mansoor, Norouzi, Hamid, Kavousnezhad, Sara, Nassiri, Nariman, Sheibani, Kourosh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29541277
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874364101712010007