Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome manifesting as an orbital ischemic syndrome

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 260-263

  Vaphiades, M S ^a   Brock, W ^a   Brown, H H ^a   Petursson, G ^a   Westfall, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; Orbital ischemic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PROTEIN C; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; ORBITAL ISCHEMIA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0035662905     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-200112000-00006     Document Type: Article

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