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Case Reports

Pseudotumour Cerebri Syndrome and Levofloxacin Therapy: A Case Report

Mauro CelliniDepartment of Specialist Surgery Science and Anaesthesiology, Ophthalmology Service, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ernesto StrobbeDepartment of Specialist Surgery Science and Anaesthesiology, Ophthalmology Service, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Corrado GizziDepartment of Specialist Surgery Science and Anaesthesiology, Ophthalmology Service, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Emilio C. CamposDepartment of Specialist Surgery Science and Anaesthesiology, Ophthalmology Service, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Pages 358-360 | Received 08 Jan 2010, Accepted 16 May 2010, Published online: 09 Sep 2010

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