Conjunctiva philophthalmosis: A case report in Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 848-849

  Waikagul, Jitra ^a   Dekumyoy, Paron ^a   Yoonuan, Tippayarat ^a   Praevanit, Rungson ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA PHILOPHTHALMOSIS; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FLUKE; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THAILAND; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS; WORM INFECTION; ANIMAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

AVES; PHILOPHTHALMUS; TREMATODA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; THAILAND; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

EID: 33745042429     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.848     Document Type: Article

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