Association of progressive outer retinal necrosis and varicella zoster encephalitis in a patient with AIDS

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 982-985

  Van Den Horn, G J ^a,b   Meenken, C ^a   Troost, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARACENTESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RETINA NECROSIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRAL SKIN DISEASE; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0029841733     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.11.982     Document Type: Article

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