Massive orbital and ocular invasion in ophthalmomyiasis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 297-298

  Balasubramanya, Ramamurthy ^b   Pushker, Neelam ^b   Bajaj, Mandeep S ^a   Rani, Alka ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dipterous fly; Maggots; Ophthalmomyiasis; Orbit

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA OPACITY; EDEMA; FLY; HUMAN; LARVA; MALE; MYIASIS; OPHTHALMOMYIASIS; ORBIT DISEASE;

EID: 0038051053     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(03)80096-0     Document Type: Article

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