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Neuromyelitis optica in a Ugandan woman: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Few cases of neuromyelitis optica have been reported in Africa. This is the first case report of neuromyelitis optica in Uganda. It highlights the need to have a high index of suspicion to promptly identify and appropriately treat these patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case...

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Autores principales:	Kaddumukasa, Mark, Musubire, Abdu, Kaddumukasa, Martin, Matovu, Steven, Katabira, Elly
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3708735/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23829994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-7-177

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