ANCA-associated small vessel vasculitis presenting with ischemic optic neuropathy

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 152-153

  Duran, E ^a   Merkel, P A ^a   Sweet, S ^a   Swan, N ^a   Babikian, Viken L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VASCULITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0347092030     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.62.1.152     Document Type: Article

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