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Indian J Ophthalmol
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2004 Mar; 52(1): 57-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-70837
ABSTRACT
Intraocular infestation by live Gnathostoma spinigerum is a rare occurrence in humans. Most of the published reports are from South-East Asia. We report a case of intravitreal gnathostomiasis, where the worm was removed live and intact by pars plana vitrectomy.