An apparently pharyngeal myiasis in a patient caused by Oestrus ovis (Oestridae: Diptera)

Acta Tropica

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 361-363

  Yeruham, I ^a   Malnick, S ^b   Bass, D ^b   Rosen, S ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEPRAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MYIASIS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MYIASIS; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0031460224     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00099-5     Document Type: Article

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