Uniocular Ptosis Due to Cysticercosis of Extraocular Muscle

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-182

  Kundra, Raman ^a,b   Kundra, S N ^a  

^a Shankar Hospital   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Cysticercus cellulosae; Ptosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS CELLULOSAE; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PTOSIS; RARE DISEASE;

EID: 1542284275     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723107     Document Type: Article

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