Retinopathy in a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura complicated by polymyositis

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-164

  Matsuo, Toshihiko ^a   Matsuura, Sachiko ^a   Nakagawa, Hideki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cotton wool spots; Polymyositis; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; MICROANEURYSM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYOSITIS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 0034603358     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(99)00187-2     Document Type: Article

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