Bilateral Chorioretinitis as Syphilis Presentation: Multimodal Characterization and Therapy Response
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2249-782X
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19359.8406