Corneal ulceration, measles, and childhood blindness in Tanzania.
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Corneal ulceration, measles, and childhood blindness in Tanzania.
One hundred and thirty Tanzanian children with corneal ulceration were clinically examined to determine the cause of the ulceration. 37% of the ulcers were associated with recent measles infection and 38% of the children had bilateral ulceration. Herpes simplex virus infection was the commonest cause of ulceration in the series, but vitamin A deficiency was the major cause of bilateral ulcerati...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.71.5.331