A rare ocular complication following treatment of oral submucous fibrosis with steroids
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Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Chronic Deliberating Disease of Oral Cavity
Oral submucous fibrosis is chronic progressive condition of oral cavity. The condition is well recognized for its malignant potential. Usually the disease initiates with redness, blistering, and ulceration inside the mouth. It is characterized by progressive fibrosis of submucosal tissue. The pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis is not well understood. Betelquid chewing is the major etiologi...
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عنوان ژورنال: National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0975-5950
DOI: 10.4103/0975-5950.85864