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Letter to the Editor
Epiphora due to Kaposi’s sarcoma of the nasolacrimal duct
  1. MUSHTAQ A KHAN,
  2. BALJEAN DHILLON
  1. Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Chalmers Street, Edinburgh EH3 9HA
  1. Mr Khan.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.83.4.501a

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