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Research Article

Successful treatment with combination of systemic antiviral drugs and intravitreal ganciclovir injections in the management of severe necrotizing herpetic retinitis

Thi Ha Chau Tran Department of Ophthalmology, Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere,Paris, France
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Nathalie Cassoux Department of Ophthalmology, Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere,Paris, France
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Bahram Bodaghi Department of Ophthalmology, Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere,Paris, France
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Phuc Lehoang Department of Ophthalmology, Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere,Paris, France
Pages 141-144 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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