Clinical presentations and therapeutic effect of presumed choroidal tuberculosis

Retina

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 805-813

  Zhang, Meixia ^a   Zhang, Junjun ^a   Liu, Yi ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

choroidal tuberculosis; systemic antituberculosis therapy; tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; CHILD; CHOROIDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS; PANOPHTHALMITIS; TUBERCULOMA; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHOROID DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHAMBUTOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAZINAMIDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMPIN; TUBERCULOSIS, OCULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859111255     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182215b5e     Document Type: Article

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