Detection of cytomegalovirus from vitreous humor in a patient with progressive outer retinal necrosis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 319-321

  Biswas, Jyotirmay ^a   Choudhry, Surbhit ^a   Priya, K ^a   Gopal, Lingam ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Acute retinal necrosis; Cytomegalovirus retinitis; Progressive outer retinal necrosis; Vitreous humor

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA NECROSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VITREOUS BODY;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0036916204     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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