Positive polymerase chain reaction and histology with borderline serology in Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome

Cornea

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 625-627

  Starck, Tomy ^a   Madsen, Bruce W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; DEXACIDIN; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; OFLOXACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EYE DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MALE; PARINAUD OCULOGLANDULAR SYNDROME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SILVER STAINING; SYMPTOM;

AGED; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0036063536     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200208000-00023     Document Type: Article

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