Oculosporidiosis in a tertiary care hospital of western Orissa, India: A case series

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 299-301

  Chowdhury, Ravindra K ^a   Behera, Sharmistha ^a   Bhuyan, Debendranath ^a   Das, Gunasagar ^a  

^a VSS Medical College & Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Oculosporidiosis; Rhinosporidiosis; Rhinosporidium

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547267153     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.33045     Document Type: Article

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