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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 27, 2019 - Issue 6
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Pattern of Scleritis in an Egyptian Cohort

Eiman Abd El LatifDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mouamen M. SeleetDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Hazem El HennawiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptView further author information
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Mohamed Abdulbadiea RashedDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Hossameldeen ElbarbaryDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptView further author information
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Karim SabryDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptView further author information
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Mohamed Abdelmonagy IbrahimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, EgyptView further author information
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Pages 890-896 | Received 14 Aug 2018, Accepted 31 Oct 2018, Published online: 09 Nov 2018

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