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Intraocular PAS-positive macrophages simulating Whipple’s disease

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    Frederick A. Jakobiec, Alison B. Callahan & Fouad R. Zakka

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Jakobiec, F.A., Callahan, A.B. & Zakka, F.R. Intraocular PAS-positive macrophages simulating Whipple’s disease. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 251, 1033–1036 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-012-2070-0

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