Cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus as causes of bilateral anterior uveitis in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-50

  Yang, Shih Yi ^a   Chen, Mei Ju ^a,b   Chen, Ko Hua ^a,b,c   Li, An Fei ^a,b   Chou, Ching Kuang ^a,b   Lee, Shui Mei ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anterior uveitis; Cytomegalovirus; Herpes simplex virus

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BRIMONIDINE; FLUOROMETHOLONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EYE DISEASE; EYE PAIN; GONIOSCOPY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFLAMMATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRIDOCYCLITIS; IRIS ATROPHY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSNER SCHLOSSMAN SYNDROME; SEROLOGY; SLIT LAMP; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIMPLEXVIRUS; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR;

EID: 79551474479     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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