Diagnosis of toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis with atypical clinical features

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 196-203

  Fardeau, Christine ^a   Romand, Stéphane ^b   Rao, Narsing A ^c   Cassoux, Nathalie ^a   Bettembourg, Olivier ^a   Thulliez, Philippe ^b   Lehoang, Phuc ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Institut de Puericulture   (France)

^c DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CLINDAMYCIN; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CHORIORETINITIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR;

EID: 0036326546     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01500-3     Document Type: Article

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