Interstitial keratitis and deafness in a patient with cutaneous sarcoidosis.
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چکیده
We report a case of interstitial keratitis and progressive hearing loss in a young female patient with biopsy proven cutaneous sarcoidosis. This rare sequence of ophthalmological and auditory signs in sarcoidosis mimicks Cogan's syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Bulletin de la Societe belge d'ophtalmologie
دوره 281 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001