Adult ocular leech infestation [8]

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 391-392

  Lewis, Gareth ^a,b   Coombes, A ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; BLEPHAROSPASM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; EXTRACTION; EYE INFECTION; EYE PAIN; FORCEPS; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LEECH; LETTER; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; WORM INFECTION;

EID: 33646252251     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701862     Document Type: Letter

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