Dengue infection presenting as acute hypokalemic quadriparesis
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Massive Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment Following Acute Hypokalemic Quadriparesis in Dengue Fever
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0022-3859
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.138824