Anterior uveitis secondary to type II essential cryoglobulinemia
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Anterior uveitis secondary to type II essential cryoglobulinemia
BACKGROUND The purpose of this report is to describe the association of severe anterior uveitis with type II essential cryoglobulinemia. FINDINGS A 40-year-old male with a history of psoriatic arthritis presented with severe anterior uveitis associated with type II essential cryoglobulinemia. His uveitis, refractory to steroid treatments, was well controlled following treatments for cryoglobu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-56