Treatment of ocular toxocariasis with albendezole: A case report

Optometry

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 175-180

  Frazier, Marcela ^a   Anderson, Michelle L ^a   Sophocleous, Sophocles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Ocular toxocariasis; Vitrectomy; Vitritis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HUMANS; MALE; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 62949085571     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2008.07.019     Document Type: Article

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