A case of palpebral dirofilariasis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 407-408

  Aiello, Andrea ^a,b   Aiello, P ^a   Aiello, F ^a  

^a Sulmona Hospital   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nodular neoformation; Palpebral dirofilariasis; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIROFILARIA REPENS; EYELID; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 21744442555     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500315     Document Type: Article

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