Long-term efficacy of surgical removal of pseudomembranes in a child with ligneous conjunctivitis treated with plasminogen eyedrops

Roberto Caputo; Neri Pucci; Francesca Mori; Jacopo Secci; Elio Novembre; Riccardo Frosini

doi:10.1160/TH08-04-0233

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2008; 100(06): 1196-1198
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-04-0233

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Long-term efficacy of surgical removal of pseudomembranes in a child with ligneous conjunctivitis treated with plasminogen eyedrops

Roberto Caputo

¹Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit A, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy

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Neri Pucci

²Allergology Unit A, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy

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Francesca Mori

²Allergology Unit A, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy

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Jacopo Secci

¹Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit A, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy

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Elio Novembre

²Allergology Unit A, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy

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Riccardo Frosini

³Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy

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