Cytomegalovirus retinitis after low-dose intravitreous triamcinolone acetonide in an immunocompetent patient: A warning for the widespread use of intravitreous corticosteroids

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 595-597

  Vertes, Dora ^a   Snyers, Bernadette ^a   De Potter, Patrick ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VALGANCICLOVIR;

AGED; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LASER COAGULATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITREOUS BODY;

AGED; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 78649322297     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-010-9404-x     Document Type: Article

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