Association of Fuchs' uveitic syndrome and Toxoplasmosis: A case report;Syndrome uveitique de Fuchs chez une patiente porteuse d'une toxoplasmose oculaire

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1067-1071

  Parrat, E ^a   Brousse, D ^a   Cousin, P ^a   L'Herron, F ^a   Touameur, S ^a   Charpentier, D ^a   David, T ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

Author keywords

Fuch's uveitic syndrome; Toxoplasmic chorioretinitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UVEITIS; ANIMAL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; SYNDROME; TOXOPLASMA;

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; AQUEOUS HUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; SYNDROME; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR; UVEITIS;

EID: 0033251160     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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