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CASE REPORTS

Periorbital Tuberculosis in a Young Man: A Case Report

Mahin Jamshidi Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
, MD,
Naser Sadeghi Department of Ototlaryngology, Infectious Disease Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
, MD,
Amir Jamshidi Department of Ophthalmology, Infectious Disease Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
, MD &
Eqbal Eftekhari Infectious Disease Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
, MD
Pages 166-168 | Received 12 Aug 2008, Accepted 06 Jan 2009, Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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