Serpiginous choroiditis-like picture due to ocular toxoplasmosis

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-130

  Mahendradas, Padmamalini ^a   Kamath, Girish ^a   Mahalakshmi, B ^b   Shetty, K Bhujang ^a  

^a Narayana Health City   (India)

^b VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction; Serpiginous choroiditis; Serum anti toxoplasma antibodies; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

FOLINIC ACID; MEBENDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CHOROIDITIS; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CHOROIDITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR;

EID: 34250199705     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940701244202     Document Type: Article

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