Case report: Dirofilaria causing eye infection in a patient from Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 914-918

  Rohela, M ^a   Jamaiah, I ^a   Hui, T T ^b   Mak, J W ^c   Ithoi, I ^a   Amirah, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Timberland Medical Center   (Malaysia)

^c INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; PARASITOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE;

EID: 70349820552     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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