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Streptococcus bovis Endophthalmitis: A Unique Presentation of Colon Cancer

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Caritas Carney Hospital/Tufts University, 2165 Dorchester Avenue, Apt. B8, Dorchester, Massachusetts, 02124, USA

    Wissam Bleibel & Karl D’Silva

  2. Department of Surgery, North Oakland Medical Center/Wayne State University, Oakland, USA

    Ali Elhorr

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Saint John’s Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA

    Samer Bleibel

  4. Department of Intensive Care, North Oakland Medical Center/Wayne State University, Oakland, USA

    Upandra Dhanjal

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Bleibel, W., D’Silva, K., Elhorr, A. et al. Streptococcus bovis Endophthalmitis: A Unique Presentation of Colon Cancer. Dig Dis Sci 52, 2336–2339 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9287-x

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