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Case Reports

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Pituitary Gland Presenting as Unilateral Reversible Central Visual Loss and a Contralateral Junctional Scotoma

I. TajunisahDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malayia, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. J. OngDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malayia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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A. C. PatriciaDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malayia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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V. SubrayanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malayia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pages 133-137 | Received 14 Oct 2010, Accepted 13 Jan 2011, Published online: 18 Jun 2011

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