Bilateral juvenile xanthogranuloma of the iris.
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Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the iris has only twice before been reported as occurring bilaterally. In this present bilateral case, treatment with steroids and irradiation was sucessful in eradicating the lesion from the lesser affected eye.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 59 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1975