Chronic blepharitis caused by Demodex folliculorum mites

Cytopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 343-344

  Divani, S ^a   Barpakis, K ^b   Kapsalas, D ^c  

^a Cytology Dept   (Greece)

^b Department of Ophthalmology ^*

^c A' Internal Medicine   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLEPHARITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMODEX FOLLICULORUM HOMINIS; EPIPHORA; EYELASH; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITE; OCULAR PRURITUS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BLEPHARITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYELASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; SEBUM;

EID: 70249136972     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2009.00639.x     Document Type: Letter

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