The first human case in Mexico of conjunctivitis caused by the avian parasite, Philophthalmus lacrimosus

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 183-185

  Lamothe Argumedo, R ^a   Diaz Camacho, S P ^b   Nawa, Y ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ZOOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

PARASITOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEXICO; PARASITE; PHILOPHTHALMUS LACRIMOSUS; SPECIES; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HUMANS; MALE; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

MEXICO;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PHILOPHTHALMUS;

EID: 0037325817     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0183:TFHCIM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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