Imported Intraocular Gnathostomiasis with Subretinal Tracks Confirmed by Western Blot Assay
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Yang, Ji-Ho
(Department of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital)
Kim, Moo-Sang (Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital) Kim, Eung-Suk (Department of Ophthalmology, Eulji University Hospital) Na, Byoung-Kuk (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) Yu, Seung-Young (Department of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital) Kwak, Hyung-Woo (Department of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee University Hospital) |
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