Orbital myiasis: A case report

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-84

  Baliga, Mohan J ^a   Davis, Paul ^a   Rai, Premalatha ^a   Rajasekhar, Vijay ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Flies; Fly larvae; Myiasis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENUCLEATION; EYE INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MYIASIS; ORBIT DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN ULCER;

AGED; EYE ENUCLEATION; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYIASIS; ORBITAL DISEASES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 0035242165     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2000.0007     Document Type: Article

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