Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome in India

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-317

  Sinha, Rajesh ^a   Raju, S ^a   Garg, S P ^a   Venkatesh, Pradeep ^a,b   Talwar, Dinesh ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS); Subretinal neovascularisation (SRNVM)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; OCULAR HISTOPLASMOSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINOSCOPY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETINOSCOPY; SYNDROME;

EID: 34548348772     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940701375428     Document Type: Article

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