A Case Series of Ocular Disease as the Primary Manifestation in Sarcoidosis

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 560-566

  Sivakumar, M ^b   Chee, S P ^a  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intermediate uveitis; Iridocyclitis; Optic nerve head granuloma; Posterior uveitis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOIDOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032111183     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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