Severe colchicine-Induced bilateral optico-neuromyopathy
Jean-François Alexandra MD
Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology Unit, Bichat Hospital Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorThierry Maisonobe MD
Neuropathology Unit, Pitié-Salpêtriére Hospital, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorCatherine Vignal MD
Ophthalmology Unit, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorThomas Papo MD
Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology Unit, Bichat Hospital Paris, France
Neuropathology Unit, Pitié-Salpêtriére Hospital, Paris, France
Ophthalmology Unit, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorJean-François Alexandra MD
Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology Unit, Bichat Hospital Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorThierry Maisonobe MD
Neuropathology Unit, Pitié-Salpêtriére Hospital, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorCatherine Vignal MD
Ophthalmology Unit, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorThomas Papo MD
Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology Unit, Bichat Hospital Paris, France
Neuropathology Unit, Pitié-Salpêtriére Hospital, Paris, France
Ophthalmology Unit, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France
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