Spontaneous Corneal Perforation in Treatment-Resistant MPO-ANCA-Associated Small Vessel Vasculitis

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2023; 240(04): 385-386
DOI: 10.1055/a-2004-5200

Der interessante Fall

Spontane Hornhautperforation bei therapieresistenter MPO-ANCA-assoziierter Kleingefässvaskulitis

Authors

Karin Zehnder

Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Aja Reinhold

Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Konstantin Gugleta

Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Zisis Gatzioufas

Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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