Optic Neuritis Following Hepatitis B Vaccination in a 9-year-old Girl

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 594-597

  Erguven, Muferet ^a   Guven, Sirin ^b   Akyuz, Umit ^c   Bilgiç, Olcay ^a   Laloglu, Fuat ^a  

^a GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Umraniye Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Zeynep Kamil Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

children; hepatitis B vaccine; hepatitis B virus; optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OPTIC NEURITIS; PULSATILE DRUG RELEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; OPTIC NEURITIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 74249105614     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70435-6     Document Type: Article

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