Bilateral AION after the combined therapy of hepatitis C with PEG-interferon α2B and ribavirin;Beidseitige AION nach einer kombinationstherapie mit PEG-interferon alpha-2b und ribavirin bei hepatitis C

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 221, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 791-793

  Kirchhoff, A ^a,b   Kirchhoff, U ^a   Lafrenz, M ^a   Gothoff, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bilateral atrophy of the optic nerve; Chronic hepatitis C; Interferon; Ribavirin

Indexed keywords

PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 6344282654     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-813607     Document Type: Article

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