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Original Article

Immunohistochemistry and Electron Microscopy of Retrocorneal Scrolls in Syphilitic Interstitial Keratitis

Murat Dogru Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiba, Japan
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Naoko Kato Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiba, Japan
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Yukihiro Matsumoto Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoichi Tanaka Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Department of Pathology, Chiba, Japan
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Naoko Akabane Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiba, Japan
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Shigeto Shimmura Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiba, Japan; Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiba, Japan
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Kazuo Tsubota Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiba, Japan; Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiba, Japan
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Jun Shimazaki Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiba, Japan
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Pages 863-870 | Received 19 May 2007, Accepted 10 Aug 2007, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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