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Case Series

Human adenovirus type 8 epidemic keratoconjunctivitis with large corneal epithelial full-layer detachment: an endemic outbreak with uncommon manifestations

Yueh-Chang Lee1 Department of Ophthalmology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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Nancy Chen1 Department of Ophthalmology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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I-Tsong Huang2 Taiwan CDC Collaborating Laboratories of Virology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan;3 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan;4 Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Hui-Hua Yang2 Taiwan CDC Collaborating Laboratories of Virology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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Chin-Te Huang1 Department of Ophthalmology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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Li-Kuang Chen2 Taiwan CDC Collaborating Laboratories of Virology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan;3 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan;4 Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan;5 Department of Laboratory Diagnosis, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Min-Muh Sheu1 Department of Ophthalmology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan;6 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan;7 Department of Ophthalmology, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 953-957 | Published online: 27 May 2015

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