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Coinfection Suspicion is Imperative in Immunosuppressed Patients with Suspected Infectious Uveitis and Inadequate Treatment Response: A Case Report

Germán Mejía-Salgadoa Neuroscience Research Group (NEUROS), Neurovitae Center for Neuroscience, Institute of Translational Medicine (IMT), Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia;b Ophthalmology Interest Group Universidad del Rosario (OIG UR), Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
, MD,
Catalina Cardozo-Péreza Neuroscience Research Group (NEUROS), Neurovitae Center for Neuroscience, Institute of Translational Medicine (IMT), Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
, MD,
Carlos Cifuentes-Gonzáleza Neuroscience Research Group (NEUROS), Neurovitae Center for Neuroscience, Institute of Translational Medicine (IMT), Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, ColombiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2703-0977
, MD, MScORCID Icon,
Claudia Durán-Merinoc Ophthalmology Service, Universidad CES- Clinica de Oftalmologia Sandiego, Medellín, Colombia
, MD &
Alejandra de-la-Torrea Neuroscience Research Group (NEUROS), Neurovitae Center for Neuroscience, Institute of Translational Medicine (IMT), Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia;b Ophthalmology Interest Group Universidad del Rosario (OIG UR), Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, ColombiaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0684-1989
, MD, PhDORCID Icon
Received 22 Aug 2023, Accepted 08 Jun 2024, Published online: 18 Jun 2024

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