Sympathetic ophthalmia: To the twenty-first century and beyond

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Chu, Xi K ^a   Chan, Chi Chao ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Dalen Fuchs nodules; Enucleation; Inflammation; Ocular imaging; Sympathetic ophthalmia

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BONE NECROSIS; CHOROIDITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENUCLEATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UVEITIS; VITRITIS;

EID: 84891395195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18695760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-49     Document Type: Review

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