Herpetic necrotizing retinitis following flucinolone acetonide intravitreal implant

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-74

  Ramaiya, Kamalesh J ^b   Rao, P Kumar ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES RETINA INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

acute retinal necrosis; flucinolone acetonide; HSV; Retisert

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; FOSCARNET; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALCYCLOVIR;

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE INFLAMMATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPETIC NECROTIZING RETINITIS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; PAPILITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA VASCULITIS; SCLERITIS; SIDE EFFECT; UVEITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; CATARACT; DRUG IMPLANTS; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PANUVEITIS; PREGNADIENETRIOLS; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALINE; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952835764     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2010.520404     Document Type: Article

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