Severe retinal atrophy due to retinal and choroidal vascular occlusion following triamcinolone injection into the nasal mucosa

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 510-511

  Hirata, Akira ^a   Kubo, Mizue ^a   Okinami, Satoshi ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Choroidal vascular occlusion; Triamcinolone injection

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMYL NITRITE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CASE REPORT; CHOROID VASCULAR OCCLUSION; CHOROID VASCULARIZATION; DIGITAL COMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA GYRATE ATROPHY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ATROPHY; CHOROID; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; RETINA; RETINAL VESSELS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 57849154539     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-008-0596-9     Document Type: Letter

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