Varicella zoster virus (VZV)-related progressive outer retinal necrosis (PORN) after allogeneic stem cell transplantation [7]

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 467-469

  Kalpoe, J S ^a   van Dehn, C E ^a   Bollemeijer, J G ^a   Vaessen, N ^a   Claas, E C J ^a   Barge, R M ^a   Willemze, R ^a   Kroes, A C M ^a   Beersma, M F C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; FLUDARABINE; FOSCARNET; SILICONE OIL; THIOTEPA; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE OUTER RETINA NECROSIS; RETINA NECROSIS; T CELL LYMPHOMA; T LYMPHOBLAST; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DNA, VIRAL; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LYMPHOMA, LYMPHOBLASTIC; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; VALINE;

EID: 30944446622     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: 14765365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705085     Document Type: Letter

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