Korean J Ophthalmol.
2014 Dec;28(6):495-496. 10.3341/kjo.2014.28.6.495.
Orbital Dirofilariasis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
- 2Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. 65567@snubh.org
- 4Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
- 5Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2345828
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2014.28.6.495
Abstract
- No abstract available.
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Figure
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Fig. 1 Section of a degenerating nematode larva, most probably Dirofilaria immitis, found in the resected orbital mass. Bilateral projected internal cuticular ridges or lateral lines (arrows), one of the characteristic features of this nematode, are prominent (H&E, ×400).
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