Cysticercosis of the eye in South India - A case series

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 227-230

  Kaliaperumal, S ^a   Rao, V A ^a   Parija, S C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; ELISA; Ocular cysticercosis; Orbital; Subconjunctival

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE;

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; DIPLOPIA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXCISION; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYE INFECTION; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 28844488417     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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