Leber hereditary optic neuropathy associated with antiretroviral therapy for human immunodeficiency virus infection

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 143-145

  Shaikh, Saad ^a   Ta, Christopher ^a   Basham, Arthur A ^a   Mansour, Sam ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NELFINAVIR; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ZALCITABINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; OPTIC DISK ANOMALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FUNDUS OCULI; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; OPTIC ATROPHIES, HEREDITARY; OPTIC NERVE; PEDIGREE; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0035158031     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00716-9     Document Type: Article

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