Photopsia as a manifestation of digitalis toxicity

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 603-604

  Oishi, Akio ^a   Miyamoto, Kazuaki ^a   Kashii, Satoshi ^a   Yoshimura, Nagahisa ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Digitalis; Digoxin; Intoxication; Photopsia; Poisoning; Visual symptom

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DIGITALIS INTOXICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOPSIA; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 33750414839     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80031-1     Document Type: Article

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