Lagochilascariasis leading to severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 355-358

  Aquino, Renata T R ^a   Magliari, Maria E R ^a   Vital Filho, José ^a   Silva, Maria A L G ^a   Lima, Carlos A Da Conceição ^a   Rocha, Antonio J ^a   Silva, Carlos J ^a   Rewin, Jonathan A ^a   Nahas, Tatiana R ^a   Chieffi, Pedro Paulo ^a,b,c  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lagochilascariasis; Lagochilascaris minor; Ocular involvement

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CAMBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; EAR DISEASE; ENUCLEATION; EYE DISEASE; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; LAGOCHILASCARIASIS; LAGOCHILASCARIS MINOR; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MENINX DISORDER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MYDRIASIS; NEMATODE; RELAPSE; WORM; WORM INFECTION;

EID: 58049213700     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652008000600009     Document Type: Article

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