Intraocular Gongylonema Infection: First Case in Humans

Vanessa WaisbergDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital São Geraldo / Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]

, MS,

Walter dos Santos LimaDepartment of Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

, PhD &

Daniel Vitor Vasconcelos-SantosDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital São Geraldo / Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

, PhD

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