Conjunctival injection, episcleral vessel dilation, and subconjunctival hemorrhage in patients with new Tsutsugamushi disease

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 196-199

  Kato, Tsuyoshi ^a   Watanabe, Kazuhiko ^b   Katori, Michiko ^b   Terada, Yasuhito ^b   Hayasaka, Seiji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conjunctival injection; New tsutsugamushi disease; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA DISEASE; SCRUB TYPHUS; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030743036     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(97)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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