Successful treatment of progressive outer retinal necrosis using high- dose intravitreal ganciclovir

Retina

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 560-562

  Meffert, Stephen A ^a   Kertes, Peter J ^a   Lim, Poh Lian ^b   Conway, Mandi D ^a   Peyman, Gholam A ^a,c  

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

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RETINITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0031453162     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199706000-00016     Document Type: Article

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