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Unique Features of Posterior Ocular Involvement of Whipple’s Disease in a Patient with No Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Francesca Boselloa Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Eye Clinic, Ocular Immunology and Neuroophthalmology Service, AOUI-University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Giuseppe Casalinob Oftalmico Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Enrico Neria Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Eye Clinic, Ocular Immunology and Neuroophthalmology Service, AOUI-University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Alessandro Alfanoc Ophthalmology Department, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella, Italy
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Adriana Bonoraa Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Eye Clinic, Ocular Immunology and Neuroophthalmology Service, AOUI-University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Giorgio Marchinia Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Eye Clinic, Ocular Immunology and Neuroophthalmology Service, AOUI-University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Pages 1168-1171 | Received 05 May 2020, Accepted 30 Nov 2020, Published online: 05 Feb 2021

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