Scleral melting in a patient with conjunctival rhinosporidiosis
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Scleral melting in a patient with conjunctival rhinosporidiosis.
A remarkable case of a scleral melting reaction in association with conjunctival rhinosporidiosis is presented and its surgical treatment with a scleral graft described.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.74.10.635