Treatment of immune recovery vitritis with local steroids

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 540-545

  Henderson, Hugo W A ^a   Mitchell, Suzanne M ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CIDOFOVIR; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032903430     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.5.540     Document Type: Article

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