Recurrent varicella-zoster virus retinitis in a patient treated with systemic corticosteroids

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-188

  Satoh, Naoki ^a   Abe, Tohru ^a   Nakajima, Ako ^a   Sakuragi, Shozo ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute retinal necrosis syndrome; Corticosteroids; Recurrence; Retinitis; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENT INFECTION; RETINITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FACIAL PARALYSIS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDNISOLONE; RECURRENCE; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; RETINITIS; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 0031658630     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ocii.6.3.185.4040     Document Type: Article

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