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Bilateral corneal perforation caused by neurotrophic keratopathy associated with leprosy: a case report
BACKGROUND: Neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) is a rare degenerative corneal disease caused by damage to the trigeminal nerve. We hereby describe a severe case with bilateral corneal perforation due to leprosy (Hansen’s disease)-associated NK. CASE PRESENTATION: An 89-year-old man with a history of lepr...
Autores principales: | Iraha, Satoshi, Kondo, Shoko, Yamaguchi, Takefumi, Inoue, Toshihiro |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8800195/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35093062 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-022-02265-6 |
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