Orbital myiasis in a patient with a chronically exposed hydroxyapatite implant

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 395-396

  Devoto, Martín H ^a   Zaffaroni, Maria C ^a  

^a Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FLY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MALE; MYIASIS; ORBIT DISEASE; ORBIT IMPLANT; ORBITAL MYIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; WORM;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIPTERA; DURAPATITE; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; MALE; ORBITAL DISEASES; ORBITAL IMPLANTS; SCREW WORM INFECTION;

EID: 4644249421     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IOP.0000139526.01850.D1     Document Type: Article

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