Pars plana vitrectomy revealed Toxocara canis organism

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 277-280

  Acar, Nur ^a   Kapran, Ziya ^a   Utine, Canan Asi ^b,c   Büyükbabani, Nesimi ^d  

^a Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c University of Istanbul ^*  (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pars plana vitrectomy; Toxocara canis; Tractional retinal detachment

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZOMIDE; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; FAMODIN; FLUOCORTOLONE CAPROATE; SILICONE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERMAZOL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINOTOMY; SCHOOL CHILD; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BIOPSY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 34447105384     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-007-9078-1     Document Type: Article

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