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Takeuchi, A., Taguchi, M., Satoh, Y. et al. Bilateral orbital inflammation following intravesical bacille Calmette–Guérin immunotherapy for bladder cancer. Jpn J Ophthalmol 56, 187–189 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-012-0120-0
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