Retinal vasculitis and cystoid macular edema after body tattooing: A case report

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 221, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 424-426

  Moschos, M M ^a   Guex Crosier, Yan ^a,b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b JULES GONIN EYE HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cystoid macular edema; Tattoo; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; STEROID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; INFECTION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINA VASCULITIS; TATTOO; UVEITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RECURRENCE; RETINA; RETINAL VASCULITIS; TATTOOING; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 3042618749     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-812815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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