Progressive outer retinal necrosis presenting with isolated optic neuropathy

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2423-2425

  Nakamoto, B K ^a   Dorotheo, E U ^b   Biousse, V ^a   Tang, R A ^b   Schiffman, J S ^b,c   Newman, Nancy J ^a,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NECROSIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 11144288976     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000147263.89255.B8     Document Type: Article

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