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A Rare Case of Rhizopus Oryzae Keratitis following Orbital Cellulitis in a Diabetic Patient

Rama RajagopalMedical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, FRCS Ed,
Nikhil Navneet ToshniwalMedical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
, MS,
Kirthi KokaMedical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
, MS,
Janani Madhuravasal KrishnanMedical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
, PhD &
Sumathi VeluswamyMedical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
, DLO, DNB
Pages 2065-2068 | Received 19 Jul 2021, Accepted 23 Aug 2021, Published online: 15 Sep 2021

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