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Letter to the Editor

Retinal Granuloma Associated with Primary HHV6 Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Rita Serra1 Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy;2 Istituto di Ricerca Genetica e Biomedica (IRGB), CNR, Cittadella Universitaria di Cagliari, Cagliari, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6341-1435
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Manuela Gherardini3 Eye Clinic, Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
, MD,
Florence Coscas4 Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil University Paris Est Creteil, Creteil, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Antonio Pinna5 Department of Medical, Surgical, and Experimental Sciences, Ophthalmology Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3052-2662
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Francesco Boscia5 Department of Medical, Surgical, and Experimental Sciences, Ophthalmology Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
, MD
Pages 754-757 | Received 14 Feb 2019, Accepted 08 Jul 2019, Published online: 20 Aug 2019

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