Human subconjunctival infection of Macacanema formosona: The first case of human infection reported worldwide

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 643-646

  Lau, Ling Ing ^a   Lee, Fenq Lih ^a   Hsu, Wen Ming ^a   Pampiglione, Silvio ^a   Fioravanti, Maria Letizia ^a   Orihel, Thomas C ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; FILARIOIDEA; HUMANS;

EID: 0036252686     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Macacanema formosana n.g., n.sp. (Onchocercidae: Dirofilariinae) from Macaca cyclopsis of Formosa
2. The filarial parasite, Macacanema formosana, from the Taiwan monkey and its development in various arthropods
3. Human dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens: A review of world literature
4. Subconjunctival infection with Dirofilaria repens: Serological confirmation of cure following surgery