Masked orbital abscess in Wegener's granulomatosis

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 246-248

  de Silva, D J ^a   Cole, C ^a   Luthert, P ^b   Olver, J M ^a  

^a WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CEFRADINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; TEICOPLANIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYE INFECTION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; OCULAR FIBROSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 33947416090     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702211     Document Type: Article

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