A case of human conjunctival dirofilariosis by dirofilaria immitis in Italy

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 451-452

  Avellis, Fernando O ^a   Kramer, Laura H ^a   Mora, Paolo ^a   Bartolino, Amos ^b   Benedetti, Paola ^b   Rivasi, Francesco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Carpi (MO)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Dirofilaria immitis; Human; Italy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE SURGERY; EYE SWELLING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CONJUNCTIVAL DIROFILARIOSIS; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NEMATODE; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP;

ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; EMILIA; FILARIOIDEA;

EID: 79954562487     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0067     Document Type: Article

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