Unilateral varicella zoster virus opthalmicus and contralateral acute retinal necrosis

Eye

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 778-780

  Matthews, B N ^a   Erb, N ^a   Gordon, C ^a   Callear, A B ^b   Murray, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute retinal necrosis; Hodgkin's disease; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Uveitis; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; ARGON; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FAMCICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IRIS ATROPHY; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; LASER COAGULATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; REMISSION; RETINA ARTERITIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036861551     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700204     Document Type: Article

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