Ocular toxoplasmosis: Clinical characteristics in pediatric patients

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 130-138

  Garza Leon, Manuel ^a   Arellanes Garcia, Lourdes ^a  

^a Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico IAP   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Children; Ocular toxoplasmosis; Panuveitis; Posterior uveitis; Retinochoroiditis; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINA VASCULITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; STRABISMUS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAPILLEDEMA; PREVALENCE; RETINITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRABISMUS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84858234462     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2012.656878     Document Type: Article

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