Successful treatment of idiopathic orbital inflammation with mycophenolate mofetil

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 916-918

  Hatton, Mark P ^b   Rubin, Peter A D ^b   Foster, C Stephen ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE RESEARCH AND SURGERY INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NAUSEA; ORBIT INFLAMMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 28444435237     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.04.053     Document Type: Article

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