Successful treatment of fungal retinitis and retinal vasculitis with oral itraconazole

Retina

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 800-802

  Chowdhury, Tuhin ^a   Jalali, Subhadra ^a   Majji, Ajit B ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG CHOICE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; RETINA VASCULITIS; RETINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036903201     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200212000-00020     Document Type: Article

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