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Diagnosis at first sight
Unusual etiology of keratitis in a patient with bullous queratopathy
Queratitis de etiología inusual en paciente con queratopatía bullosa
Cristina Gaona-Álvareza,
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, Carmen González-Velascoa, Fernando Morais-Foruriab, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdoc
a Sección de Microbiología, Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Badajoz, Spain
b Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Badajoz, Spain
c Servicio de Micología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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