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Letters to the Editor

Tocilizumab for Severe Chronic Anterior Uveitis Associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in a Pediatric Patient

Adrian C. TsangFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa Ottawa, OntarioCanada;Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) Ottawa, OntarioCanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
, BHSc,
Johannes RothDepartment of Paediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Ottawa, OntarioCanada
, MD &
Chloe GottliebFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa Ottawa, OntarioCanada;Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) Ottawa, OntarioCanada;The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Eye Institute Ottawa, OntarioCanada
, MD
Pages 155-157 | Received 06 May 2013, Accepted 12 Nov 2013, Published online: 30 Dec 2013

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