RISK OF OPTIC ATROPHY FOLLOWING SURAMIN TREATMENT OF OCULAR ONCHOCERCIASIS
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 57 (3) , 479-480
Abstract
Treatment of onchocerciasis with suramin in an area of vector control led to an increased incidence of optic atrophy in treated patients compared to an untreated group.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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