INTRAOCULAR FILARIA, A LOAINA SPECIES, FROM MAN IN COLOMBIA

被引:11
作者
BOTERO, D
AGULEDO, LM
URIBE, FJ
ESSLINGER, JH
BEAVER, PC
机构
[1] UNIV ANTIOQUIA, PARASITOL SECT, MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA
[2] UNIV ANTIOQUIA, OPHTHALMOL SECT, MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA
[3] SOCIAL SECUR INST, OPHTHALMOL SECT, MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA
[4] TULANE UNIV, SCH PUBL HLTH & TROP MED, DEPT TROP MED, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112 USA
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10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.578
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
A 4.5-min filarial worm was removed from the anterior chamber of the left eye of a 56 yr old man who had lost the sight in the right eye due to trauma some years. The worm was removed intact through an upper sclera incision with a corneal based flap. Within 2 mo. vision was normal. The worm was identified as a sexually mature male of an undescribed species of Loaina Eberhard and Orihel 1984, a genus related to Loa and Dirofilaria.
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页码:578 / 582
页数:5
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