Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as irido-ciliary granuloma in an immunocompetent patient
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Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as irido-ciliary granuloma in an immunocompetent patient
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI: 10.1007/s12348-012-0068-8