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Multimodal imaging in serologically confirmed Rubella retinopathy

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We thank Mr. Adolph Cabanas at the Design and Publications Department at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital for Skillful technical assistance.

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  1. Jeddah Eye Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Maram E. A. Abdalla Elsayed

  2. King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Karam Hamweyah, Abdulkarim Al-Kharashi & Patrik Schatz

  3. King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Abdulkarim Al-Kharashi

  4. Vitreoretinal Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Al- Oruba Street, PO Box 7191, Riyadh, 11462, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Patrik Schatz

  5. Department of Ophthalmology, Clinical Sciences, Skane County University Hospital, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

    Patrik Schatz

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Design of the study (MA, PS); Conduct of the study (MA, KH, AK, PS); Collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data (MA, KH, AK, PS); Preparation, review, and final approval of the manuscript (MA, KH, AK, PS).

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Abdalla Elsayed, M.E.A., Hamweyah, K., Al-Kharashi, A. et al. Multimodal imaging in serologically confirmed Rubella retinopathy. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 256, 1791–1794 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-018-4045-2

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