Ocular dirofilariasis

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 157-159

  Nath, Reema ^a   Gogoi, Rajen ^a   Bordoloi, Narayan ^b   Gogoi, Tapan ^a  

^a ASSAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Chandraprava Eye Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Assam; D. repens; Ocular dirofilariasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CYST; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE DURATION; EXCISION; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INFECTION; EYE PAIN; EYE SWELLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; OCULAR DIROFILARIASIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749340691     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.59213     Document Type: Article

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