Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy caused by interferon alpha therapy [6]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 683-684

  Gupta, Rajiv ^a   Singh, Sonali ^a   Tang, Rosa ^a   Blackwell, Thomas A ^a   Schiffman, Jade S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036605919     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01102-6     Document Type: Letter

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