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CASE #20

 

 
REFERENCES

 

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6. Dolman PJ, Glazer LC, Harris GJ, et al. Mechanisms of visual loss in severe proptosis. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 1991;7:256-60.

7. Harris GJ. Subperiosteal abscess of the orbit: age as a factor in the bacteriology and response to treatment. Ophthalmology 1994;101:585-95.

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