Cryoglobulinemia associated with Purtscher-like retinopathy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 802-804

  Myers, John P ^a   Di Bisceglie, Adrian M ^a   Mann, Eric S ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Anheuser Busch Eye Institute at St Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2 INTERFERON; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EYE FUNDUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINOPATHY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0035005102     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00905-3     Document Type: Article

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