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Optic neuritis preceding progressive outer retinal necrosis in an immunocompromised patient after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

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Medical Research Council Chain-Florey Fellowship scheme based at the Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London. The research was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre based at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health.

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  1. MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK

    Amit Patel

  2. Centre for Haematology & Centre for Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care Research, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, W12 0HS, UK

    Amit Patel

  3. Servicio de Hematologia, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Eduardo Olavarria

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Patel, A., Olavarria, E. Optic neuritis preceding progressive outer retinal necrosis in an immunocompromised patient after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Ann Hematol 92, 1427–1429 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-013-1699-z

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