Cytomegalovirus retinitis in Wegener's granulomatosis: Case report and review of the literature

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 258-261

  Bertelmann, Eckart ^a   Liekfeld, Anja ^a   Pleyer, Uwe ^a   Hartmann, Christian ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine A; Cytomegalovirus retinitis; Intravitreal gancyclovir pellet; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GANCICLOVIR; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CASE REPORT; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYCLOSPORINE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; DNA, VIRAL; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 17644427354     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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