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Philophthalmus SP. (Trematoda) in a Human Eye

Tatusyuki MimoriDepartments of Parasitic Diseases and Ophthalmology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Kumamoto 860, Japan

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Hirohisa HiraiDepartments of Parasitic Diseases and Ophthalmology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Kumamoto 860, Japan

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Teiji KifuneDepartments of Parasitic Diseases and Ophthalmology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Kumamoto 860, Japan

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Koichiro InadaDepartments of Parasitic Diseases and Ophthalmology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Kumamoto 860, Japan

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1982.31.859
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Volume 31: Issue 4
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859–861
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A rare instance of a Philophthalmus sp. infection in a human eye of a 67-year-old Japanese who complained of irritation of the right eye is reported.
Accepted:
06 Jan 1982
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Published Online:
Jul 1982
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