Two rare causes of posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy: Eosinophilic fasciitis and Wegener's granulomatosis [6]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1066-1068

  Paul, Bobby ^a   McElvanney, A M ^a   Agarwal, S ^a   Bruckner, F E ^a   Ayliffe, W ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUSEN; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LETTER; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0036724054     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.9.1066     Document Type: Letter

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