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The Association of Lacrimal Gland Inflammation with Alopecia Areata

Elaine CheeSingapore National Eye Center, Singapore,
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Kee Siew FongSingapore National Eye Center, Singapore,
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Issam Al JajehSingapore National Eye Center, Singapore,
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Nariman NassiriDivision of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, and
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Jack RootmanDivision of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, and ;Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 45-50 | Received 13 Dec 2013, Accepted 06 Sep 2014, Published online: 03 Oct 2014

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