Tuberculosis: An under-diagnosed aetiological agent in uveitis with an effective treatment

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1068-1073

  Varma, D ^a   Anand, S ^a   Reddy, A R ^a   Das, A ^a   Watson, J P ^a   Currie, D C ^b   Sutcliffe, I ^b   Backhouse, O C ^a,b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dewsbury and District Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; CALCIUM; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHOROIDITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS; UVEITIS;

EID: 33748437227     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702093     Document Type: Article

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