Utility of MR imaging in cat-scratch neuroretinitis

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 840-843

  Reddy, Arun K ^a   Morriss, Michael C ^b   Ostrow, Greg I ^b   Stass Isern, Merrill ^b   Olitsky, Scott E ^b   Lowe, Lisa H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat scratch disease; Children; MRI; Neuroretinitis; Opticneuropathy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NEURORETINITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETINITIS;

EID: 34547133956     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0514-1     Document Type: Article

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