A case of conjunctival leech infestation [2]

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-65

  Nawa, Yoshiaki ^a   Hatanaka, Osamu ^a   Hara, Yoshiaki ^a   Ishizaka, Shigeaki ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conjunctival leech infestation

Indexed keywords

BENOXIL; BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYE; FEMALE; FORCEPS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LEECH; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VITREOUS BODY; WORM INFECTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEECHES;

EID: 32044459313     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-005-0263-3     Document Type: Letter

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