Discovery of encysted Paragonimus westermani eggs in the omentum of an asymptomatic elderly woman

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 615-618

  Lee, Sai Cheong ^a   Jwo, Shyh Chuan ^a   Hwang, Kao Pin ^b   Lee, Ning ^a   Shieh, Wen Bin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CRAB; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; OMENTUM; PARAGONIMIASIS; PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI; PEPTIC ULCER;

EID: 0030685157     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.615     Document Type: Article

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