Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and polyarteritis nodosa: Case report;Neuropatia óptica isquêmica anterior e poliarterite nodosa: Relato de caso

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-109

  Graf, Christie Michelle ^a,b   Skare, Thelma Larocca ^c   Moreira, Carlos Augusto ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO EVANGÉLICO DE CURITIBA   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná FEPAR ^*  (Brazil)

^c Faculdade Evangelica do Parana FEPAR   (Brazil)

^d FEPAR   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex hormones therapeutic use; Eye manifestations; Optic neuropathy ischemic etiology; Polyarteritis nodosa complications; Polyarteritis nodosa drug therapy; Retinal vasculitis etiology

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOSTATIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LABORATORY TEST; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; RARE DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 33746336226     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492006000100020     Document Type: Article

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