West Nile chorioretinitis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 721-724

  Eidsness, Ryan B ^a,c   Stockl, Frank ^b   Colleaux, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Misericordia Hospital   (Canada)

^c Saskatoon City Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chorioretinitis; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; SLIT LAMP; VIRUS INFECTION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 30344482521     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(05)80088-2     Document Type: Article

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