Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome in a Five-Year-Old Girl in a Non-Endemic Area

Nathalie Voide

doi:10.1055/a-2004-5629

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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2023; 240(04): 578-580
DOI: 10.1055/a-2004-5629

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Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome in a Five-Year-Old Girl in a Non-Endemic Area

Vermutetes okuläres Histoplasmose-Syndrom bei einem 5-jährigen Mädchen in einer nicht endemischen Zone

Nathalie Voide

Ophthalmology/Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit, Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

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