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Letter to the Editor

Endogenous Cryptococcal Endophthalmitis in Immunocompetent Host: Case Report and Review of Multimodal Imaging Findings and Treatment

Atchara AmphornphruetDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Rajavithi Hospital, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand
, MD,
Sukhum Silpa-archaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Rajavithi Hospital, Rangsit University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Janine M. PrebleWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
, MS &
C. Stephen FosterMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA;Ocular Immunology & Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA;Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
, MD, FACS
Pages 518-522 | Received 30 Oct 2016, Accepted 21 Feb 2017, Published online: 27 Apr 2017

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