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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 25, 2017 - Issue 1
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Spectrum of Choroidal Involvement in Presumed Ocular Tuberculosis: Report from a Population with Low Endemic Setting for Tuberculosis

Rupesh AgrawalMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK;Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK;National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bhaskar Gupta FRCOphthRoyal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust, Barrack Road, Exeter, UK
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Julio J. González-López MD, PhDMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK;Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK
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João Cardoso MDMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Ioanna Triantafullopoulou MDMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Robert Grant MScSt. George’s, University of London & Kingston University, London, UK
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Peter K. F. Addison FRCOphthMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Mark Westcott FRCOphthMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Carlos E. Pavesio FRCOphthMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK;Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
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Pages 97-104 | Received 25 Jun 2015, Accepted 24 Aug 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2016

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