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Tocilizumab for retinal vasoproliferative tumor secondary to juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis: a case report

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Alfredo Adán, Marina Mesquida & Victor Llorenç

  2. Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

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Adán, A., Mesquida, M., Llorenç, V. et al. Tocilizumab for retinal vasoproliferative tumor secondary to juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis: a case report. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 252, 163–164 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-013-2466-5

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