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‘The worm that got away’: parainfectious atypical optic neuritis associated with schistosomiasis infection
- Correspondence to Dr Chinar Osman, Neurosciences Department, Wessex Neurological Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 1YD, UK; Chinar.osman{at}uhs.nhs.uk
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‘The worm that got away’: parainfectious atypical optic neuritis associated with schistosomiasis infection
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- Accepted January 26, 2016
- First published February 17, 2016.
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May 28, 2016
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