Progression of cytomegalovirus retinitis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: A case report

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 316-321

  Chiou, Shih Hwa ^a   Wong, Wing Wai ^a   Hsu, Wen Ming ^a   Chung, Yu Mei ^a   Liu, Cheng Yi ^a   Liu, Wu Tse ^a,c   Chen, Shou Chien ^b   Liu, Jorn Hon ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei Venereal Dis Contr Inst   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Cytomegalovirus retinitis; Fundus examination

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NEUTROPENIA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; RETINA; RETINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; MALE; RETINITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033035877     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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