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Tsai, TH., Chen, WL., Peng, Y. et al. Dematiaceous fungal keratitis presented as a foreign body-like isolated pigmented corneal plaque: a case report. Eye 20, 740–741 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.eye.6701995
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