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. 1976 Jul;60(7):526–528. doi: 10.1136/bjo.60.7.526

Corneal changes in patients treated with clofazimine.

P E Wålinder, L Gip, M Stempa
PMCID: PMC1017544  PMID: 952828

Abstract

Fine, brownish lines, similar to chloroquine keratopathy, were observed in two of 19 psoriatic patients given clofazimine. There was no functional disturbance and the changes were reversible.

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