Histopathological diagnosis of subcutaneous Dirofilaria repens infection in humans

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 375-378

  Ratnatunga, Neelakanthi ^a   Wijesundera, M D S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIROFILARIA; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GRANULOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 0033139868     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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