Aberrant extradural spinal migration of Spirocerca lupi: Four dogs

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 275-278

  Du Plessis, C J ^a   Keller, N ^a   Millward, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; DORAMECTIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; THELAZIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; IVERMECTIN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CANAL; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS; THELAZIOIDEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SPIROCERCA LUPI;

EID: 34247602226     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2006.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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