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Case Reports

Isolated Unilateral Infiltrative Cryptococcal Optic Neuropathy in an Immunocompetent Individual

Akshay Gopinathan NairSankara Nethralaya, A Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Nungambakkam, Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Vimal FudnawalaSankara Nethralaya, A Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India
,
Deepak ArjundasMercury Nursing Home, Egmore, Chennai, India
,
Veena Olma NoronhaSankara Nethralaya, A Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India
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J. MalathiSankara Nethralaya, A Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India
,
Lily ThereseSankara Nethralaya, A Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India
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Rashmin A. GandhiSankara Nethralaya, A Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India
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Pages 314-318 | Received 25 Feb 2010, Accepted 13 May 2010, Published online: 20 Jul 2010

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