Hypertensive chorioretinopathy with Elschnig spots in a 3-year-old child

Eye

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 394-395

  Shah, A N ^a   Jones, H E ^b   Sinha, M D ^b   Morrison, D A ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; COUGHING; ELSCHNIG SPOTS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSIVE CHORIORETINOPATHY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETHARGY; LETTER; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION; PAPILLEDEMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA EXUDATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; VISUAL ACUITY; VOMITING;

EID: 79952598147     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2010.207     Document Type: Letter

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