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Letter to the Editor

Diagnostic Challenge with Nocardia Subretinal Abscess: A Case Report from Tuberculosis-Endemic Region

Parthopratim Dutta MajumderDepartment of Uvea, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
, MS,
Madhura MukherjeeDepartment of Uvea, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, India
, MS,
Lily ThereseL&T Microbiology Research Centre, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
, PhD,
Lingam GopalDepartment of Vitreoretina, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
, MS &
Jyotirmay BiswasUvea and Ocular Pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MS
Pages 762-765 | Received 04 Feb 2018, Accepted 04 Apr 2018, Published online: 10 May 2018

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