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Case Report

Acute orbital inflammation with loss of vision: a paradoxical adverse event associated with infliximab therapy for Crohn’s disease

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Pages 791-796 | Received 25 Oct 2020, Accepted 02 Jun 2021, Published online: 13 Jun 2021

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