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Ligneous conjunctivitis: a case report.
BACKGROUND Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare condition characterized by chronic, recurrent conjunctivitis associated with pseudomembrane, and it may involve other mucous membranes in the mouth, nasopharynx, trachea, and vagina. We examined and treated a case of presumed ligneous conjunctivitis. CASE The patient was a 10-year-old boy. His chief complaints were visual impairment, discomfort, an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1969
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.53.6.373