Cutaneous dirofilariasis presenting as an eyelid swelling

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-190

  Shenoi, Shrutakirthi D ^a   Kumar, Pramod ^b   Johnston, Stephanie P ^c   Khadilkar, Urmila N ^d  

^a Department of Skin & STD ^*  (United States)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Centre for Disease Control   (United States)

^d KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; DIROFILARIA REPENS;

CORTICOSTEROID; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUTANEOUS DIROFILARIASIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EYE BIOPSY; EYE EDEMA; EYE FUNDUS; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE SWELLING; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE; OCULAR PRURITUS; PLASMA CELL; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKIN INDURATION;

DIROFILARIASIS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 67650394895     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2008.080391     Document Type: Article

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