A rare case report of Loa loa ocular filariasis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 237-239

  Aiello, Francesco ^a   Palma, Stefano ^b   Varesi, Chiara ^a   Cerulli, Angelica ^a,c   Valente, Rosanna ^d   Aiello, Luigi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^d Civil Hospital Policoro   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Loa loa; Microbiology; Ocular filariasis

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHILIA; EYE INFECTION; EYE PAIN; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; LOA LOA; LOIASIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 76649112404     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000137     Document Type: Article

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