Interferon therapy for orbital infiltration secondary to Erdheim-Chester disease

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 945-947

  Esmaeli, Bita ^a   Ahmadi, Amir ^a   Tang, Rosa ^a   Schiffman, Jade ^a   Kurzrock, Razelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERDHEIM CHESTER DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0035205734     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(01)01141-2     Document Type: Article

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