Chorioretinal involvement in patients with West Nile virus infection

Ophthalmology

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2065-2070

  Khairallah, Moncef ^a   Ben Yahia, Salim ^a   Ladjimi, Ahmed ^a   Zeghidi, Hatem ^a   Ben Romdhane, Foued ^a   Besbes, Lamia ^a   Zaouali, Sonia ^a   Messaoud, Riadh ^a  

^a FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPTIC DISK; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS INFECTION; VITREOUS BODY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHORIORETINITIS; EYE DISEASES; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; RIBAVIRIN; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 7444238615     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.03.032     Document Type: Article

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