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Case Reports
. 2005 Oct;89(10):1372-3.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2005.069526.

Tetracycline induced green conjunctival pigment deposits

V L Morrison, D O Kikkawa, B G Herndier
Case Reports

Tetracycline induced green conjunctival pigment deposits

V L Morrison et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Oct.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical photograph of the conjunctival pigmentary deposits.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Light microscopy of the pathology specimen of the conjunctival biopsy showing a non-polarisable foreign material in a submucosal and intraepithelial distribution.
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