Intraocular gnathostomiasis: A rare Canadian case

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-39

  Qahtani, Faisal ^a   Deschenes, Jean ^a   Ali Khan, Zaid ^b   Maclean, J Dick ^b   Codère, François ^a   Mansour, Magdi ^a   Burnier, Miguel ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eye infections; Gnathostoma; Orbital inflammation; Parasitic; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; HOMATROPINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LARVA; PAROTITIS; THELAZIA; VISUAL ACUITY; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0033767079     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(00)80109-X     Document Type: Article

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