Bilateral iris neovascularization as the initial sign of obesity-hypoventilation (Pickwickian) syndrome: hypoxia/hypercapnia as a stimulus for angiogenesis.
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duhe@welchlink.jhu.edu
Finkelstein
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Schneider
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Malouf
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Kaplan
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000150:complications*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications*; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007498:Iris / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010845:Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity