Bartonella henselae infection associated with neuroretinitis, central retinal artery and vein occlusion, neovascular glaucoma, and severe vision loss

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 187-189

  Gray, Andrea V ^a   Michels, Kevin S ^b   Lauer, Andreas Katsuya ^b   Samples, John R ^b  

^a Oregon Health and Science University ^*

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DORZOLAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LASER COAGULATION; LIGHT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA; NEURITIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; REVIEW; RICKETTSIOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0347360235     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00784-0     Document Type: Article

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