Frontoethmoidal mucocele presenting as proptosis
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Frontoethmoidal mucocele presenting as proptosis.
To cite: Shang Kuan W-C, Chi C-C. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202733 DESCRIPTION A 34-year-old man suffered from itching, burning and a foreign body sensation in his left eye for 6 months prior to his first ophthalmology clinic visit, where eye drops were prescribed for presumed keratitis without obvious improvement. Furthermore, his left e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202733