Progressive outer retinal necrosis in immunocompetent patients treated initially for optic neuropathy with systemic corticosteroids

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 551-553

  Benz, Matthew S ^a   Glaser, Joel S ^a   Davis, Janet L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ETANERCEPT; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HERPES VIRUS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NECROSIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PARACENTESIS; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; RETROBULBAR OPTIC NEUROPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037375929     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01978-5     Document Type: Article

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