Identifier |
wh_ch51_p2885_1 |
Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Roundworms (Nematodes) |
Creator |
Golnaz Moazami, MD |
Affiliation |
New York Presbyterian |
Subject |
Infectious Diseases; Inflammatory Diseases; Helminths; Platyhelminths; Nematodes; Roundworms; Nematodes |
Description |
Roundworms, also called nematodes (from the Greek words nema, meaning ""thread,"" and eidos, meaning ""form""), are nonsegmented, bilaterally symmetric, and cylindric or filiform, with a body cavity and rounded or pointed ends. They vary considerably in size, although the male usually is smaller than the female. A variety of roundworms is responsible for human disease, and many of these organisms also cause neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations by virtue of their effects on the CNS and the ocular structures. The nematodes of particular neuro-ophthalmologic significance are Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Gnathostoma spinigerum, Loa loa, Onchocerca volvulus, Strongyloides stercoralis, Toxocara species, and Trichinella spiralis. |
Date |
2005 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Selections Collection: https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6f50xnz |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
ID |
186228 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f50xnz |