Cysticercosis of the levator palpebrae superioris

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 938-940

  Chan, Errol W ^a   Looi, Audrey ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYST; CYSTICERCOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EYELID EDEMA; HUMAN; LETTER; LEVATOR PALPEBRAE SUPERIORIS CYST; MALE; MYCOCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PTOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79251532091     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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