Ocular changes in limited forms of Wegener's granulomatosis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1981, Pages 553-563

  Spalton, D J ^a   Graham, E M ^a   Page, N G R ^a   Sanders, M D ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; EYE; HISTOLOGY; KERATITIS; MICROSCOPY; SCLERITIS; VISUAL SYSTEM; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0019451331     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.65.8.553     Document Type: Article

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