Multiple recurrent branch retinal artery occlusions associated with varicella zoster virus

Retina

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 399-404

  Zamora, Rene L ^a   Del Priore, Lucian V ^a   Storch, Gregory A ^a   Gelb, Lawrence D ^a   Sharp, James ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Box 8096 ^*

Author keywords

branch retinal artery occlusion; herpes zoster; varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE; VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

ACYCLOVIR; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDNISONE; RECURRENCE; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0029926489     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199616050-00006     Document Type: Article

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