AIDS: Neuro-Ophthalmologic Manifestations

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Identifier Sadun_19
Title AIDS: Neuro-Ophthalmologic Manifestations
Creator Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD
Affiliation (AAS) Flora L. Thornton Chair, Doheny Eye Institute, and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
Subject Optic Nerve; Axons; Optic Disk; Astrocytes; Macrophages; Infarction; Pneumocystis Carinii; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Cytomegalovirus Retinitis; Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute; Cryptococcus; Meningitis; Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal; Papilledema; AIDS Dementia Complex; Cellulitis; AIDS
Description Discusses various neuro-opthalmological complications to which AIDS patients are prone, and results of experimental testing on rabbits using Pentoxifylline. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Axons; Optic disk; Astrocytes; Macrophages. Pathology: Slides showing astrocytes, macrophages, cytokine staining. Disease/Diagnosis: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Cytomegalovirus retinitis; Retinal necrosis syndrome, Acute; Cryptococcus; Meningitis; Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive multifocal; Papilledema; AIDS dementia complex; Cellulitis. Treatment: Pentoxifylline. Presenting Symptom: Infarction.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Alfredo A. Sadun Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Sadun/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_aas
ID 177048
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wt1qtp
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