Bartonella henselae infection associated with peripapillary angioma, branch retinal artery occlusion, and severe vision loss

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-224

  Gray, Andrea V ^a   Reed, J Brian ^a   Wendel, Robert T ^b   Morse, Lawrence S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Retinal Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANGIOMA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINITIS; RICKETTSIOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0033007041     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00306-7     Document Type: Article

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