First case of heterochthonous subconjunctival dirofilariasis described in Poland

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-

  Wesolowska, Maria ^a   Kisza, Krystian ^a   Szalinski, Marek ^a   Zielinski, Marcin ^a   Okulewicz, Anna ^b   Misiuk Hojlo, Marta ^a   Szostakowska, Beata ^c  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIROFILARIASIS; HUMAN; LOIASIS; MALE; POLAND; SLIT LAMP; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL FILARIASIS;

ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND;

EID: 77955626145     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0084     Document Type: Article

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