A juvenile filarial worm, Wuchereria bancrofti, extracted from the vitreous of the eye: the first report in the world literature
Samarasinghe, S.; Pathirana, S.
Ceylon Medical Journal 50(4): 167-168
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-0875 PMID: 16538913 Document Number: 591376
A live worm was extracted from the vitreous of the eye of a patient in Sri Lanka. Based on the details of its length, width, oesophagus and vulva it was identified as Ajuvenile female Wuchereria bancrofti.
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