Subcutaneous cysticercosis involving the eyelid: Sonographic diagnosis

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-39

  Gupta, Somesh ^a,b   Jain, Vijay Kumar ^a   Sen, Jyotsna ^a   Gupta, Sanjeev ^a   Arora, Brij ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Eyelid; Sonography; Subcutaneous

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CYSTICERCOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EYELID DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE;

EID: 0342948732     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02115.x     Document Type: Article

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