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Diagnosing papillorenal syndrome: see the optic papilla

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  1. Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Wilmer 233, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287-9028, USA

    Cameron F. Parsa

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Afshin Parsa

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Parsa, C.F., Parsa, A. Diagnosing papillorenal syndrome: see the optic papilla. Pediatr Nephrol 23, 1893–1894 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-008-0870-6

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