HLA-B27-associated acute anterior uveitis in the University Referral Centre in North Thailand: Clinical presentation and visual prognosis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1448-1450

  Pathanapitoon, K ^a,b   Suksomboon, S ^b   Kunavisarut, P ^b   Ausayakhun, S ^b   Wattananikorn, S ^b   Leetrakool, N ^c   Rothova, A ^d  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SACROILIAC JOINT; THAILAND; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; THAILAND; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33845258977     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.099788     Document Type: Article

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