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Letters to the Editor

Nested PCR-positive Tubercular Ampiginous Choroiditis: A Case Report

Sagar Sudhakar BhuibharMedical and Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Uvea Services, Chennai, India
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Jyotirmay BiswasMedical and Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Uvea Services, Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 303-305 | Received 12 Sep 2011, Accepted 12 Apr 2012, Published online: 23 May 2012

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