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Tocilizumab treatment for recalcitrant uveitic macular edema

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Calle Sabino de Arana, 1, 08036, Barcelona, Spain

    Alfredo Adán, Victor Llorenç, Marina Mesquida & Laura Pelegrín

  2. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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Adán, A., Llorenç, V., Mesquida, M. et al. Tocilizumab treatment for recalcitrant uveitic macular edema. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 251, 2249–2250 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-012-2243-x

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