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Letter to the Editor

Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis with Scleritis and Optic Disc Involvement: a Case Report and Literature Review

Xuecheng Caia Department of Ophthalmology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Nan Hongb Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Huiyan Lib Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bo Jiangb Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jianxia Fangb Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jiechao Shaob Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Hui Liangc Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ye Shenb Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 27 Sep 2022, Accepted 16 Feb 2023, Published online: 08 Mar 2023

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