Dirofilaria repens in the eyelid: Case report of subcutaneous manifestation

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 475-477

  Mannino, Giuseppe ^a   Contestabile, Maria Teresa ^a   Medori, Edoardo Maria ^a   Mannino, Cristina ^a   Enrici, Maurizio Maurizi ^a   Marangi, Massimo ^a   Rossi, Patrizia ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria repens; Eyelid; PCR

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; PROTOZOAL DNA; SPACER DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENATURATION; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA PURIFICATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; EYE SWELLING; EYELID DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OCULAR PRURITUS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; URBAN AREA; ANIMAL; DIROFILARIA; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 66149122596     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210901900325     Document Type: Article

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