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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 17, 2009 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Simultaneous Appearance of Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome and Multifocal Choroiditis Indicate a Common Causal Relationship

Shlomit SchaalDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Kentucky Lions Eye Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
, MD, PhD,
William M. SchiffThe Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
, MD,
Henry J. KaplanDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Kentucky Lions Eye Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
, MD &
Tongalp H. TezelDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Kentucky Lions Eye Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 325-327 | Received 17 Sep 2008, Accepted 11 May 2009, Published online: 15 Oct 2009

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