A rare agent of chalazion: Demodectic mites

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 605-606

  Köksal, Murat ^a   Kargi, Sebnem ^a   Tayşi, Bülent Nuri ^a   Uǧurbaş, Suat Hayri ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acne rosacea; Chalazion; Demodex

Indexed keywords

1,4-DIOXANE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIOXANE; DIOXANE DERIVATIVE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; OXYTETRACYCLINE PLUS POLYMYXIN B; POLYMYXIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHALAZION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CURETTAGE; DEMODEX FOLLICULORUM; EYELASH; HUMAN; INCISION; INFESTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PTOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 1642476300     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(03)80117-5     Document Type: Article

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