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Letter to the Editor

Multiple Granulomas of Ocular Toxocariasis in an Immunocompetent Male

Aniruddha AgarwalAdvanced Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4985-9855
, MDORCID Icon,
Pranab DasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Kolkata, India
, MS,
Aman KumarAdvanced Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
, PhD,
Suryaprakash SharmaAdvanced Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
, MSc,
Kanika AggarwalAdvanced Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
, MS DNB FRCS,
Shobha SehgalAdvanced Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
, MD &
Vishali GuptaAdvanced Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MS show all
Pages 111-115 | Received 05 Jan 2019, Accepted 18 Mar 2019, Published online: 03 Jun 2019

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