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Case Reports

Sparganosis Mimicking an Orbital Myositis

Pisit PreechawatDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anuchit PoonyathalangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Somboon PanyakornDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Paron DekumyoyDepartment of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Pages 219-221 | Received 06 Apr 2011, Accepted 24 May 2011, Published online: 27 Jul 2011

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