[Lisch nodules in Von Recklinghausen disease].

Pan Afr Med J

Université Mohammed V Souissi, Service d''Ophtalmologie A de l'Hôpital des Spécialités, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Rabat, Maroc.

Published: October 2015

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