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Original Article

Non-Healing Corneal Ulcer and Uveitis Following Monkeypox Disease: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges

Sofia Androudia Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece;b Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Volos, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Aaron R. Kaufmanc Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-0553View further author information
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Alexandros Kouvalakisa Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, GreeceView further author information
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Andreas Mitsiosb Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Volos, GreeceView further author information
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Spyros Sapounasd Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention for Infectious Diseases, National Public Health Organization of Greece, Athens, GreeceView further author information
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Danial Al-Khatibe Department of Ophthalmology, Clinique de L'Oeil, Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Manuel Schiblerf Infectious Disease Department, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Roberto Pineda IIc Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-1991View further author information
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Edoardo Baglivoe Department of Ophthalmology, Clinique de L'Oeil, Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Pages 253-258 | Received 29 Jan 2023, Accepted 10 Apr 2023, Published online: 04 May 2023

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