Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Associated with HCV-Related Cryoglobulinemia
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Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Associated with HCV-Related Cryoglobulinemia
PURPOSE To describe a case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis associated with type II cryoglobulinemia in the context of Hepatitis C infection. METHODS Case report and literature review. RESULTS A 36-year-old male patient presented to our emergency department with unilateral moderate pain in his right eye, associated with redness and photophobia. Medical background elicited a history of Hep...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2090-6722,2090-6730
DOI: 10.1155/2017/9461937