Ocular angiostrongyliasis: Clinical study of three cases

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1446-1448

  Sinawat, S ^a,a,b   Sanguansak, T ^a   Angkawinijwong, T ^a   Ratanapakorn, T ^a   Intapan, P M ^a   Yospaiboon, Y ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Intraocular; Ocular angiostrongyliasis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIODE LASER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EOSINOPHILIA; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FUNDUS; EYE INFECTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LARVA; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA EDEMA; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; ANIMAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LASER COAGULATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RETINA DISEASE; STRONGYLE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HUMANS; LIGHT COAGULATION; MALE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 67649393352     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.135     Document Type: Article

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