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Removal and identification of a subconjunctival parasite by light and scanning electron microscopy

BACKGROUND: Ophthalmic dirofilariasis is an uncommon zoonotic parasitic infection caused by species of Dirofilaria, a dog tapeworm that is transmitted to human by mosquitoes. Man is a dead-end host for the parasite. Ophthalmic involvement is rare and includes periorbital, subconjunctival, subtenon,...

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Autores principales: Jha, Vikas Kumar, Verghese, Amita, Basaiawmoit, Priya, Janakiraman, Narayanan, Raman, Muthusamy, Biswas, Jyotirmay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10565932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37602631
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJO.IJO_830_23

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