Central retinal vein occlusion due to hyperviscosity syndrome

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-26

  Chiang, Charles C ^a   Begley, Sean ^b   Henderson, Sean O ^b  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central retinal vein occlusion; Emergency; Hyperviscosity syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERVISCOSITY SYNDROME; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

BLOOD VISCOSITY; EMERGENCIES; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLASMAPHERESIS; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033971123     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00157-2     Document Type: Article

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