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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2013; 34(04): 335-336
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.125266
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Ischaemic optic neuropathy induced sudden blindness as an initial presentation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Tamojit Chaudhuri
Department of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Somnath Roy
Department of Radiotherapy, SSKM Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Parag Roy
Department of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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