Vitritis as the primary manifestation of graft-versus-host disease: A case report with vitreous cytopathology

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 667-671

  Sheidow, Tom G ^a   Sexton, Briar ^b   Hooper, Phil L ^a   Heathcote, J Godfrey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Cytopathology; Graft versus host disease; Vitreous; Vitreous inflammation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMLODIPINE; AZITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDEMA; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SLIT LAMP; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UVEITIS; VASCULAR DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITREOUS DISEASE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 8144224578     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(04)80034-6     Document Type: Article

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