[Collagenase inhibition: an experiment in the treatment of scleromalacia perforans (author's transl)].
Report on local application of Cystin eye drops in a case of scleromalacia perforans. This medication brought the necrotizing disease process to a standstill. There was even discrete neoformation of scleral tissue, which we attribute to the collagenase inhibiting action of this drug.
D000368:Aged; D003553:Cystine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D003012:Microbial Collagenase / Q000378:metabolism; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012590:Sclera / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology
D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D003553:Cystine; D003012:Microbial Collagenase; D010396:Penicillamine
Kollagenasehemmung als Therapieversuch bei Scleromalacia perforans.