Optic neuritis as the first manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-238

  Chen, Ying Hua ^a   Wang, An Guor ^a   Lin, Yen Ching ^a   Yen, May Yung ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; OPTIC NEURITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ARTHRALGIA; DISEASE COURSE; HAND; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; RECURRENCE; VISION, LOW;

EID: 58149378642     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e318183ca13     Document Type: Letter

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