First Case of Heterochthonous Subconjunctival Dirofilariasis Described in Poland
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First Case of Heterochthonous Subconjunctival Dirofilariasis Described in Poland
A 55-year-old Polish male presented with discomfort, redness, itching, and swelling in the left eye that had begun three days before seeking medical help. Slit-lamp examination revealed an actively moving subconjunctival worm located inferotemporally ( Figure 1 ). A complete, live, moving nematode was removed under local anesthesia, and it was first stored in physiological saline for microscopi...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0084