Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection in the treatment of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome;Injeção intravítrea de acetato de triancinolona no tratamento da síndrome de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 401-406

  Andrade, Rafael Ernane Almeida ^a   Muccioli, Cristina ^a   Farah, Michel Eid ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Retinal detachment; Tomography, optical coherence; Triamcinolone therapeutic use; Uveomeningoencephalitic syndrome drug therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749028675     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27492004000300005     Document Type: Article

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