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Ocular Toxoplasmosis

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 8201822, São Paulo — SP, Brazil

    Cristina Muccioli MD & Rubens Belfort Jr. MD (Professor of Ophthalmology)

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  1. Augenklinik, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany

    Uwe Pleyer MD (Professor of Ophthalmology) (Professor of Ophthalmology)

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    C. Stephen Foster MD (Professor of Ophthalmology) (Professor of Ophthalmology)

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Muccioli, C., Belfort, R. (2007). Ocular Toxoplasmosis. In: Pleyer, U., Foster, C.S. (eds) Uveitis and Immunological Disorders. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30798-3_9

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