Semicircular tumor of the iris and uveitis as unilocal manifestation of sarcoidosis

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-240

  Maca, S M ^a   Firbas, U ^a   Hauff, W ^a   Zettinig, G ^a   Horvat, R ^a   Barisani Asenbauer, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Iris tumor; Sarcoidosis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IRIS TUMOR; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; SARCOIDOSIS; UVEITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; IRIS DISEASES; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PANUVEITIS; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 7044262615     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/092739490500156     Document Type: Article

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