Regression of aneurysmal dilatation in a case of idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms and neuroretinitis (IRVAN) associated with allergic fungal sinusitis [5]

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-201

  Abu El Asrar, A M ^a,b   Jestaneiah, S ^a   Al Serhani, A M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEURYSM; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LASER COAGULATION; LETTER; MALE; MYCOSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETINA VASCULITIS; RETINITIS; RETINOPATHY; SINUSITIS; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; ASPERGILLOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA DISEASE; SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; HUMANS; MALE; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS; SINUSITIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 1342282701     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700554     Document Type: Letter

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