An unusual cause of conjunctivitis in a child

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 183-184

  Beri, Sarita ^a   Langan, Usha ^a   Malik, K P S ^b   Bhatnagar, Shishir Kumar ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MYIASIS; PATHOGENESIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MYIASIS;

EID: 0036310475     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550203200334     Document Type: Letter

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