Myocysticercosis experience with imaging and therapy

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2336-2340

  Sekhar, G Chandra ^a   Honavar, Santosh G ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033505867     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90537-7     Document Type: Article

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