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Tuberculosis presenting with sudden loss of vision

Saleh A. Al-Amro Departments of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mohsin M. Al-Tameem Departments of General Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Pages 45-51 | Accepted 07 Dec 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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