Immunopathology of progressive subretinal fibrosis: A variant of sympathetic ophthalmia

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 475-477

  Lim, Wee Kiak ^a,b   Chee, Soon Phaik ^a,c   Sng, Ivy ^b   Nussenblatt, Robert Burton ^d   Chan, Chi Chao ^d  

^a SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CD20 ANTIBODY; CD3 ANTIGEN; CHLORDANE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CELL AGGREGATION; CHOROID; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG RESPONSE; EYE BIOPSY; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LABORATORY TEST; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OCULAR FIBROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE RETINAL FIBROSIS; RETINA; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMIA; T LYMPHOCYTE; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 4444304136     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.04.013     Document Type: Article

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