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Original Research

Multiple Eyelid Signs are Suggestive of Demodex Infestation

Lunla UdomwechSchool of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nonthapan PhasukSchool of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2382-2333
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Pages 671-678 | Published online: 17 Feb 2021

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