Unilateral multifocal choroidal ischemia revealing a giant cell arteritis: a case report
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Unilateral multifocal choroidal ischemia revealing a giant cell arteritis: a case report Zouheir Hafidi, Hanan Handor, Hamid Elmoussaif, Mina Laghmari, Abdelouahed Karmane, Samira Tachfouti, Rajae Daoudi Université Mohammed V Souissi, Service d’Ophtalmologie A de l’Hôpital des Spécialités, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Rabat, Maroc Corresponding author: Zouheir Hafidi, Université Mohammed V Souissi, Service d’Ophtalmologie A de l’Hôpital des Spécialités, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Rabat, Maroc
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