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Bilateral Intraretinal Hemorrhages in VEXAS Syndrome
Shiyu Cheng1, Huan Chen1, Youxin Chen1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Ophthalmology. Retina
|May 10, 2025
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