Pre-macular nematode in diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis
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Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis.
The clinical syndrome of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinopathy (DUSN) has been characterised in its early and late stages. Different types of migrating worms in the subretinal and intraretinal space have been described as the cause of the clinical syndrome. We observed a patient with a long history of visual loss, vitritis, and a fundus of abnormal appearance where the worm was noted to ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6703074