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The Great Imitator Masquerading as Autoimmune Hepatitis and Demystifying as Fulminant Syphilitic Retinitis

Ron Kaufmana Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah Medical Organization and Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
, MD,
Juan Martin Sanchezb Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel
, MD &
Radgonde Amera Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah Medical Organization and Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Received 23 Feb 2024, Accepted 16 Apr 2024, Published online: 26 Apr 2024

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