A Case of Subconjunctival Dirofilariasis in Bulgaria
We report a case of subconjunctival invasion of Dirofilaria repens in a woman from Southern Bulgaria. Dirofilariasis is an extremely rare parasitic disease for Bulgaria. It occurs as an endemic parasitosis in the Mediterranean countries. It is caused by helminths of the genus Dirofilaria, which are...
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Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2018-06-01
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Series: | Folia Medica |
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Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/folmed.2017.60.issue-2/folmed-2017-0097/folmed-2017-0097.xml?format=INT |