Red eye due to leech in the eye

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 197-198

  Shirzadeh, E ^a,b  

^a Sabzevar School of Medicine   (Iran)

^b Sabzevar University of Medical Sciense   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fresh water; Leech; Limnatis nilotica; Red eye

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; LABORATORY TEST; LEECH; LIMNATIS NILOTICA; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORM INFECTION;

EID: 31744450318     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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