Dirofilarial infection of the orbit

Orbit

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-46

  Angunawela, Romesh I ^a,e   Ataullah, Sajid ^b   Whitehead, Kevin J ^c   Sullivan, Timothy J ^d   Rosser, Paul ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c SULLIVAN NICOLAIDES PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria; Dirofilaria immitis; Dirofilaria repens; Orbital inflammation; Orbital pseudotumour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORBIT INFECTION; ORBIT INFLAMMATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ADULT; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORBITAL DISEASES;

EID: 0037363613     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/orbi.22.1.41.14008     Document Type: Article

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