Reversible alopecia in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease and sympathetic ophthalmia

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Chuang, Chiu Tung ^a   Huang, Po Sian ^a   Chen, Shih Chou ^a   Sheu, Shwu Jiuan ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NECK; PLEOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RIGIDITY; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMIA; TUBERCULOSIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; VOGT KOYANAGI SYNDROME;

EID: 84891388887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18695760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-41     Document Type: Article

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