Mycobacterium-related ocular inflammatory disease: Diagnosis and management

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-209

  Kurup, Shree K ^a   Chan, Chi Chao ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti TB therapy; Granuloma; Ocular infection; PPD test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METHOTREXATE; MULTIVITAMIN; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GRANULOMA; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LUPUS VULGARIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOBACTERIUM; OSTEOPOROSIS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SARCOIDOSIS; SCLERITIS; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITREOUS BODY; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 33745203726     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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