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Atypical posterior scleritis mimicking choroidal melanoma

Heba M. Alsharif and Saad A. Al-Dahmash
Saudi Medical Journal May 2018, 39 (5) 514-518; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.5.22130
Heba M. Alsharif
From the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saad A. Al-Dahmash
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