Elusive treatment for human rhinosporidiosis
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cutaneous junction of the right upper lid. The area of bulbar conjunctiva from which the previous polypus was rem-oved twelve months ago shows no activity and the cornea has remained clear. The photograph being enlarged just shows the yellowish-white specks in the substance of the polypus. I should be very grateful if any of your readers know of any local treatment besides excision, which will ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.04.013