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Orbital myositis associated with focal active colitis in a teenage girl

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Meda Kondolot & Ahu Kara

  2. Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Ekrem Unal

  3. Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Gamze Poyrazoglu & Sefer Kumandas

  4. Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Ali Yikilmaz

  5. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Duran Arslan

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Kondolot, M., Unal, E., Poyrazoglu, G. et al. Orbital myositis associated with focal active colitis in a teenage girl. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 641–643 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1613-8

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