Poststreptococcal syndrome uveitis in South African children

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-89

  Tinley, Christopher ^a   Van Zyl, Lourens ^a   Grötte, Rhian ^a  

^a RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIDEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; ATROPINE; BETAMETHASONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL PLUS DEXAMETHASONE; CYCLOPENTOLATE PLUS PHENYLEPHRINE; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS NEOMYCIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHOROIDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EYE SYNECHIA; FEMALE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; MALE; PAPILLEDEMA; PERIPERIPHLEBITIS; POSTSTREPTOCOCCAL SYNDROME UVEITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS DISEASE; VITRITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PANUVEITIS; PENICILLINS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SYNDROME; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84455180350     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.199315     Document Type: Article

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