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Bilateral Posterior Scleritis Presenting as the First Manifestation of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Yan YanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD &
Qiong ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
, MD, PhD
Pages 43-48 | Received 05 Apr 2014, Accepted 08 Sep 2014, Published online: 07 Oct 2014

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