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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2010; 227(4): 334-335
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245213
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Bandkeratopathy as a Primary Sign of Parathyroid adenoma

Hornhaut-Bandkeratopathie als erstes Zeichen eines Nebenschilddrüsen-AdenomsA. P. Lange, P. Meyer, C. N. Becht, F. Bochmann, C. Bussmann, M. A. Thiel
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20 April 2010 (online)

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Background

Bandkeratopathy derives its name from the distinctive appearance of calcium deposition in a band across the central cornea. This corneal degeneration can occur from a variety of causes, both systemic and local. We describe a case of corneal bandkeratopathy in association with hypercalcemia in a patient with a parathyroid adenoma.

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