Case report: Intraocular cysticercosis

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 354-355

  Adegbehingbe, B O ^a   Soetan, E O ^a   Adeoye, A O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cysticercus cellulosae; Ocular cysticercosis; Vitrectomy in ocular surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BETAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS CELLULOSAE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE INFECTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARVA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NIGERIA; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ANIMAL; MEAT; PARASITOLOGY; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CYSTICERCOSIS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEAT PRODUCTS; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISOLONE; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 2342509709     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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