Intravitreal antiviral injections as adjunctive therapy in the management of immunocompetent patients with necrotizing herpetic retinopathy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 811-813

  Luu, Kevin K M ^a   Scott, Ingrid U ^a   Chaudhry, Nauman A ^a   Verm, Alan ^a   Davis, Janet L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; PREDNISONE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NECROSIS; NECROTIZING HERPETIC RETINOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; RETINOPATHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; FEMALE; GANCICLOVIR; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0033858192     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00462-1     Document Type: Article

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