Detection of Epstein-Barr virus DNA by polymerase chain reaction in the vitreous from a patient with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome

Retina

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 160-161

  Bassili, Safwat S ^a   Peyman, Gholam A ^a,b   Gerhardt, Bryan M ^a   Daun, Michael ^a   Ganiban, Gary J ^a   Rifai, Aref ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LENSECTOMY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VITRECTOMY; VOGT KOYANAGI SYNDROME;

ADULT; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UVEOMENINGOENCEPHALITIC SYNDROME; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0029985201     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199616020-00013     Document Type: Article

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