Choroidal and optic nerve infarction in hepatitis C-associated polyarteritis nodosa

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-188

  Kostina O'Neil, Yanina ^a,d   Jirawuthiworavong, Guy V ^b,c   Podell, David N ^a   Lesser, Robert L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WATERBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d The Eye Care Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEADACHE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE INFARCTION; ORCHIECTOMY; PAPILLEDEMA; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TESTIS TORSION; VASCULITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHOROID; CHOROID DISEASES; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, ACUTE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PAPILLEDEMA; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34748859176     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e31814b1d29     Document Type: Article

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