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Lid melanoma and parkinsonism.

The British journal of ophthalmology ·Vol. 76 ·No. 4 ·1992-04-00 ·Pages 246-7

Haider SA, Thaller VT

Abstract

This is a case report of a patient with parkinsonism on levodopa therapy who developed a lid margin melanoma. The possible association is discussed.

MeSH Terms
Aged Eyelid Neoplasms/chemically induced,pathology Female Humans Levodopa/adverse effects Melanoma/chemically induced,pathology Parkinson Disease/drug therapy
Chemicals
Levodopa
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Haider S A
Royal Eye Infirmary, Plymouth.
Thaller V T
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Article Info
Journal
The British journal of ophthalmology
Abbr.
Br J Ophthalmol
ISSN
0007-1161
DOI
10.1136/bjo.76.4.246
Published
1992-04-00
Pages
246-7
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0421041
PMCID
PMC504240
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/bjo.76.4.246 PMC Full Text View journal details
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