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EBV+ posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease of the retina presenting as cytomegalovirus retinitis

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Ian Y. Wong & Wing-Lau Ho

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Ian Y. Wong

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Ian Y. Wong

  4. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Lawrence P. Iu

  5. Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Ken H. P. Lau

  6. Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Pak-Leung Ho

  7. Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China

    Yok-Lam Kwong

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Ian Y. Wong: treated the patient, wrote and approved the manuscript.

Wing-Lau Ho: treated the patient, and approved the manuscript.

Lawrence P. Iu: treated the patient, and approved the manuscript.

Ken H.P. Lau: performed histopathologic diagnosis, wrote and approved the manuscript.

Pak-Leung Ho: performed virologic studies, wrote and approved the manuscript.

Yok-Lam Kwong: treated the patient, wrote and approved the manuscript.

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Wong, I.Y., Ho, WL., Iu, L.P. et al. EBV+ posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease of the retina presenting as cytomegalovirus retinitis. Ann Hematol 100, 3061–3063 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-020-04292-z

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