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Case Report

Sudden-onset haemolacria in an adolescent girl

Ayla Akca Caglara Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Halise Akcaa Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4990-5735View further author information
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Funda Kurta Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-7200View further author information
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Leman Akcan Yildiza Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2584-6144View further author information
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Pinar Nalcacioglub Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1582-6580View further author information
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Onur Buyukkocc Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5333-7983View further author information
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Emine Dibek Misirlioglua Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3241-2005View further author information
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Pages 295-299 | Received 19 Mar 2021, Accepted 25 Jun 2021, Published online: 18 Jul 2021

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