Conjunctival rhinosporidiosis

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 667-670

  Roy, Parthasarathi ^a   Sen, Seema ^b   Khan, Mita ^c  

^a Government Sub Divisional Hospital   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Conjunctival; Rhinosporidiosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; ENDOMYCETALES; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOSIS; UPPER EYELID;

EID: 4444331631     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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