Dirofilariasis
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Orbital Dirofilariasis
in this case, oral prednisolone was required. In other case series, high dose oral prednisolone (1 mg/kg) was effective and tapered off over 12 weeks in a paradoxical reaction with TB lymphadenitis presented with tense swelling and pus in tissue [1]. As seen in our case, steroid therapy should be considered for extensive tissue damage due to paradoxical reaction. Although eyelid TB is very rare...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0446-6454,2186-0211
DOI: 10.12935/jvma.67.597