Central retinal vein occlusion following infliximab treatment for plaque-type psoriasis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1215-1217

  Vergou, Theognosia ^a   Moustou, Aikaterini E ^a   Stratigos, Alexander J ^a   Katsambas, Andreas ^a   Antoniou, Christina ^a   Maniateas, Apostolos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PSORIASIS; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 77957124145     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04526.x     Document Type: Letter

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