A case of lacrimal gland dirofilariasis

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 204-206

  Juri, Jelena ^a   Kuzman, Tomislav ^a   Stiglmayer, Neda ^a   Tojagić, Miljenka ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Dacryoadenitis; Dirofilaria repens; Helminthic infection; Lacrimal gland

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DACRYOADENITIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIROFILARIA; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACRIMAL GLAND; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MALE;

EID: 34247374302     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099303     Document Type: Article

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