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Ocular infestation by a juvenile leech, Myxobdella sinanensis in Japan

PURPOSE: The case of ocular infestation by a leech is rare. We reported that Myxobdella sinanensis infests conjunctiva. OBSERVATIONS: A 5-year-old girl presented with blood clots in the inner corner of the left eye, and a history bloody eye discharge and bloody tears for 5 days. She was prescribed 0...

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Autores principales: Ito, Yoshikazu, Nakano, Takafumi, Ohara, Mutsuko, Shimizu, Eisuke, Ogawa, Yoko, Negishi, Kazuno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8844766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35198813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101389