Branch retinal vein occlusion followed by central retinal artery occlusion in Churg-Strauss syndrome: Unusual ocular manifestations in allergic granulomatous angiitis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 314-317

  De Salvo, Gabriella ^a   Li Calzi, Concetta ^a   Anastasi, Mario ^a   Lodato, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic granulomatosis; Branch retinal vein occlusion; Central retinal artery occlusion; Churg Strauss syndrome; Hypereosinophilia; Systemic vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FIBRINOGEN; NIMODIPINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARGON LASER; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN LENTICULAR NUCLEUS; BRAIN TISSUE; BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; CAPSULA INTERNA; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEART MURMUR; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; HYPERTENSION RETINOPATHY; HYPERTHERMIA; INGUINAL HERNIA; LASER COAGULATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; MYDRIASIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; RETINA EDEMA; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; SLIT LAMP; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SCINTISCANNING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; BLINDNESS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION;

BLINDNESS; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 65249139514     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210901900227     Document Type: Article

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