Recurrent Vitreous Haemorrhage Associated with Thromboangiitis Obliterans.
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THROMBOANGIITIS obliterans has been considered to be a disease of the blood vessels which usually affects the vessels of the limbs. It has been established, however, that it can affect any of the blood vessels in the body, including those which supply the brain and the retina. This is the report of a case which presented with vitreous haemorrhage, and in which the diagnosis of thromboangiitis obliterans was not made until other signs became manifest.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 45 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1961